Summer Camp for Fusing/Flameworking
This summer, SGAA is introducing our new Summer Camp Program, designed for students who want to stay creative during Tucson's hot summer months. This program will be ongoing, with sessions starting on a Saturday. Students will go through 3 hours of instruction in both the Warm Shop and Flame Shop, totaling 6 hours of formal training. Students can work for as many days as they choose and can switch from the Warm Shop to the Flame Shop as frequently as they'd like.
| Summer Camp for Fusing/Flameworking |
| Members: $100 per day Non-Members: $120 per day |
| 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. (6 hour sessions each day) |
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| Session I | | May 31 |
| Session II | | June 7 |
| Session III | | June 28 |
| Session IV | | July 12 |
| Session V | | July 26 |
| Session VI | | August 2 |
| Session VII | | August 23 |
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| TUSD students in the Flame Shop |
NEW!!! Warm Shop Classes
| Introduction to Fusing and Slumping |
| Members: $90 Non-Members: $100 |
| Saturday 9am – 1pm |
| 4 hours |
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| Session I | | May 10 |
| Session II | | May 24 |
| Session III | | June 14 |
| Session IV | | June 21 |
| Session V | | July 19 |
| Session VI | | August 16 |
| Session VII | | August 30 |
Come with your design ideas to this great beginning fusing/slumping class! This class will address beginning techniques of glass cutting and shaping. Students will create simple designs and patterns using cut shapes, frits, and stringers to make a fusible form. Students will select the mold shape for their final product. Instructors will slump the pieces in the mold and have ready for students 3 days after the class. All materials and tools provided. No prior experience necessary. Limited to 8 students.
| Beginning Kiln Casting |
| Members: $330 Non-Members: $350 |
| Tuesday 6:00 - 9:00 |
| Wednesday 6:00 - 9:00 |
| Wednesday 6:00 - 8:00 |
| Saturday 10:00 - 12:00 |
| 10 hours total |
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| Session I | | May 27, 28, June 4, 7 |
| Session II | | June 17, 18, 25, 28 |
| Session III | | July 8, 9, 16, 19 |
| Session IV | | August 5, 6, 13, 16 |
| Session V | | September 2, 3, 10, 13 |
This beginner class will introduce students to the basics of frit (glass chunks) kiln casting. This class is split into four parts (one session includes all four listed dates) to accommodate the drying/annealing processes essential for successful kiln casting. During the first class, students will use clay to create a small object to be the positive for their cast piece. This piece can be anything you can dream up, from sculptures to jewelry pieces. Next class, students will pour silica molds of their clay objects. The molds require one week to dry fully. When we reconvene for the third class, students will fill their molds and prepare the kilns for proper firing techniques. In the fourth and final class, students will finish their projects by cleaning, buffing, polishing, and sandblasting their cast pieces. No glass experience necessary. Limited to 8 students.
Open Torch Night
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Sonoran Glass Art Academy
Stay tuned for the next dates!
Come on down to the Sonoran Glass Art Academy for our Second Open Torch Night. This new FREE monthly event will feature wild and crazy demonstrations from our Flame Shop Manager, Karl Taylor, as well as provide an open forum for Flameworkers from all backgrounds to come together, collaborate, shoot the breeze, and do whatever else we can concoct as a group. The school will provide free use of the shop, torches, tools, and kilns. All you need to bring is any glass and favorite tools you wish to use, and all your wild and crazy ideas!!
“I hope that this event will bring local artists together, in order to build a community that helps the individual to see glass in a new light, further skill, and create a new ambition to the work of all those involved. I hope to see you here!” Karl Taylor
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| TUSD student with William, a Hot Shop Manager. |
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| Loren Stump Workshop 2008 |
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| Laura Donefer Workshop 2008 |
