Intro to Borosilicate Glass and Color 101: Discover the Art of Glassblowing!
Embark on an exciting 3-hour journey into the captivating world of borosilicate lampworking! Perfect for beginners, this interactive workshop, guided by skilled instructors, unveils the artistry and techniques behind transforming glass into stunning creations.
What to Expect:
What to Wear:
Safety meets style! Opt for closed-toe shoes and comfy, cotton long-sleeved tops. Save the flowy, flammable outfits for another day—your glassblowing adventure calls for practical, fire-safe attire.
Why You’ll Love It:
Unleash your creativity in a fun, welcoming environment! No experience? No worries! Discover the thrill of crafting something truly unique with your own hands. Ready to dive in? Sign up today and join us in heating things up—safely and stylishly!
Borosilicate Lampworking: The Art of Glassblowing
3-Hour Hands-On Class
Join us for an engaging, hands-on beginner’s glassblowing class with live demonstrations and personalized assistance from our skilled instructors and apprentices.
In this class, you’ll start with cold borosilicate rods and learn to transform them using a bench torch. We’ll cover the essential fundamentals of manipulating molten glass, guiding you to create sculptural objects or functional glass art. Push the boundaries of your creativity as you craft gathers, discs, and colorful, one-of-a-kind glass pendants—and more!
All finished creations are yours to keep, a tangible reminder of your new skills and artistry.
Before you leave, explore our small gift shop featuring an array of hand-blown glass art, marbles, pendants, hats, hoodies, and other unique treasures!
Lost your marbles? We will help you make more! Everything marbles! Show & tell about how to use a marble mold properly. All the tips and tricks you need to make round marbles that roll instead of lumpy marbles that sit ?
All classes are one on one with a master instructor so you get all the attention!!! but…
Classes are more fun with a friend! Ask about package deals and bring a plus one!!
Keep all your beautiful creations!!
We provide all necessary safety gear but these are the things you should be aware of before melting glass
No open toed shoes, don’t wear your sundays best here! There is a chance of burning or cutting, long sleeves is preferable, all cotton is best, no plastic clothing, it melts and then burns the skin
Skill lvl: 1.5
All classes are one on one with a master instructor so you get all the attention!!! but…
Classes are more fun with a friend! Ask about package deals and bring a plus one!!
Keep all your beautiful creations!!
We provide all necessary safety gear but these are the things you should be aware of before melting glass
No open toed shoes, don’t wear your sundays best here! There is a chance of burning or cutting, long sleeves is preferable, all cotton is best, no plastic clothing, it melts and then burns the skin
Skill lvl: 2.5 – 3
Get your pendants and bails looking fantastic in this fun class! We will focus on making flowing connections for the bail, and show you a fun mushroom bead you can make all day! We will talk about proper color application, all the best colors and pulling color stringers for the mushroom beads. Get your proper heating and timing down in this class
All classes are one on one with a master instructor so you get all the attention!!! but…
Classes are more fun with a friend! Ask about package deals and bring a plus one!!
Keep all your beautiful creations!!
We provide all necessary safety gear but these are the things you should be aware of before melting glass:
No open toed shoes, don’t wear your sundays best here! There is a chance of burning or cutting, long sleeves is preferable, all cotton is best, no plastic clothing as it melts and burns the skin
Skill lvl: 1.5
Pendants part 2 goes HARD!! We get into making more complex and ever cooler pendent variations. Some sculpting and decorative work will be covered, as well as intro to bridgework! Get ready .. because this one’s getting crazy!! ?
All classes are one on one with a master instructor so you get all the attention!!! but…
Classes are more fun with a friend! Ask about package deals and bring a plus one!!
Keep all your beautiful creations!!
We provide all necessary safety gear but these are the things you should be aware of before melting glass
No open toed shoes, don’t wear your sundays best here! There is a chance of burning or cutting, long sleeves is preferable, all cotton is best, no plastic clothing, it melts and then burns the skin
Skill lvl: 2.5 – 3
Requirements:
• Pendents & Bails 101
Discover the mesmerizing art of Borosilicate Lamp-working in our hands-on glass sculpture class! Under the guidance of skilled instructors, you’ll learn to transform cold borosilicate rods into stunning creations using a bench torch. Dive into the fundamentals of glass manipulation while unleashing your creativity to craft unique pendants, gathers, discs, and more. With all necessary safety gear and ventilation provided, our well-equipped facility ensures a secure environment for exploration. Join us today to unlock the endless possibilities of glass artistry!
Create one-of-a-kind glass pendents with your partner or best friend! Couples Melt is 2 1/2 hours project based class. You will cover safety, get a small understand of basic fundamentals and create something awesome you can keep forever! We send you home with any instructor/assistant creations along with a 100% hemp goodie bag w/coupons, stickers, pins & patches from Us & Platte Hemp Company! Class size: 2ppl min – 8ppl max
Get a sneak peak to a new medium and take home all your and instructor’s creations! Snacks & Beverages will be provided!
PLEASE NOTE: This class is project based only and does not cover fundamentals of glassblowing.
No open toed shoes
Don’t wear your Sundays best here! There is a chance of burning or cutting
Long sleeves is preferable, all cotton is best
No plastic clothing, it melts and then burns the skin
GROUP MELT!!!! Grab your partner or best friend and come out and melt some glass! This class is for people that are craving a new, creative experience in Casper that ! Participants will pick from various glass projects including but not limited to: Ornaments, characters, jars, pendents, marbles, etc.
Get a sneak peak to a new medium and take home all your and instructor’s creations!
PLEASE NOTE: This class is project based only and does not cover fundamentals of glassblowing.
No open toed shoes
Don’t wear your Sundays best here! There is a chance of burning or cutting
Long sleeves is preferable, all cotton is best
No plastic clothing, it melts and then burns the skin
An instructor from our studio with work with your one-on-one to set you in the right direction! Kiln use included / Raw glass additional.
Interested in hollow work? LinedTubing? Wigwags?!? Of course you are 🙂 We got the knowledge to help you on your glassblowing adventure! Let us turbo charge that hollow work and get you going today!!! Please contact us and so we can talk about it!!
Requirements are negotiable
All skill lvls up to 3.5
9999 Silver. 9999 Canadian silver! Our Glassmith will show you how to lay this classic technique, add color without adding color. Color changing? Yeah we do that!!
All classes are one on one with a master instructor so you get all the attention!!! but…
Classes are more fun with a friend! Ask about package deals and bring a plus one!!
Keep all your beautiful creations!!
We provide all necessary safety gear but these are the things you should be aware of before melting glass. No open toed shoes, don’t wear your sundays best here! There is a chance of burning or cutting, long sleeves is preferable, all cotton is best, no plastic clothing, it melts and then burns the skin
Skill lvl: 2.5-3
Requirements:
• Intro to Fuming
Borosilicate Lamp-working, also know as glassblowing:
4 HOUR HANDS ON class w/ instructor/apprentice demonstration and assistance.
In this beginner glassblowing class, we start with cold borosilicate rods/tubes and heat them using a bench torch. Students are taught essential fundamentals and how to properly manipulate molten glass into either sculptural objects or functional glass art. In this class you will be pushed to think outside the box, and to create things you never knew possible! We will create marbles, pendents, lattichino, marias, & more! All finished glass pieces are the students to keep.
• Work Area Safety, fire extingusher locations, shop safety
• Working tools, graphic paddles, cutters, tweezer, sheers, molds
• Torch lighting, neutral flame, torch zones
• Flame cutting, cold cutting, connections, marias, gathers, lattichino
• Hot seal, cold seals, annealing, basic kilns use
Our facility is equip with all necessary safety gear and ventilation. Sign up today to experience this incredible media and to open yourself up to a new world of glass possibilities! No open toed shoes, no loose clothing, hair tied back, long sleeves is preferable, all cotton is best, no plastic, rayon or spandex clothing
Implosion Explosion! Compressions Expression! Now we’re talking marbles! This is where things get really interesting! We will explore the possibilities of marble complexity, outside decorations such as raking and dots, implosions and compressions on the inside.
All classes are one on one with a master instructor so you get all the attention!!! but… Classes are more fun with a friend! Ask about package deals and bring a plus one!!
Keep all your beautiful creations!!
We provide all necessary safety gear but these are the things you should be aware of before melting glass.
No open toed shoes, don’t wear your sundays best here! There is a chance of burning or cutting, long sleeves is preferable, all cotton is best, no plastic clothing, it melts and then burns the skin.
Skill lvl: 2.5 – 3
Requirements:
• Beginners Intro to Glass
• Marbles 101
Borosilicate Lamp-working, also known as glassblowing
(2.5hr class) – $165
Get your intro course done with bead making! In this short 2 1/2hr class, we cover studio safety, (some) basics of flame-working, then get straight to making beads! In this torch-time focused class, you will learn how to prep, decorate and finish beautiful mandrel beads in no time! This class is super fun and easy, with one-on-one instruction, so you’ll get all the attention!
What you get: 2+ solid hours of torch time & your own beautiful beads to wear and keep forever!
Our facility is equip with all necessary safety gear and ventilation. Sign up today to experience this incredible media and to open yourself up to a new world of glass possibilities! Please call to schedule, 307-333-4322! No open toed shoes, no loose clothing, hair tied back, long sleeves is preferable, all cotton is best, no plastic, rayon or spandex clothing
$40 Half Day (tools free)
$60 Full Day (tools free)
$150 Weekly Rental ($15 tool rental per week)
$500 Monthly Rental ($15 tool rental per week)
Come melt glass on your own in PH Glass Studio!
*Note: Intro to Glassblowing 101, Intro to Group Melt, Date Night
What you GET!
Torch
Working Tools
Safety Glasses
Safety Gloves
Choice of Kilns
Awesome Instructor and Crew!
You are welcome to be in our studio during operating hours; 9am-8pm Monday-Sunday!
Making your art beautiful is what this class is all about! We will talk about glass colors & how flame setting and chemistry effects them. Talk about what colors like to boil & how to encase them, which ones are buttery smooth and which ones are staples in the glassblowing community. Class is one on one with master instructor to give you the attention you need!
What you get- the knowledge needed to start a successful glassblowing adventure of your own without wasting a bunch of time making common mistakes! Torch time is the focus here but we will talk about the important things too.
All students work is yours to keep!!
We provide all necessary safety gear but these are the things you should be aware of before melting glass. No open toed shoes, don’t wear your Sundays best here! There is a chance of burning or cutting, long sleeves is preferable, all cotton is best, no plastic clothing, it melts and then burns the skin.
Skill lvl .5 – 1
You will learn how to apply silver & gold to clear glass & get a rainbow of colors! Snoddy opened a huge door after he invented fuming & thnak Jerry he decided to share it with the world! A lot of flame chemistry going on here!! Ill show you how to get those purples popping & we’ll talk about the secrets of “crystal growth” ?
All classes are one on one with a master instructor so you get all the attention!!! but…
Classes are more fun with a friend! Ask about package deals and bring a plus one!!
Keep all your beautiful creations!!
We provide all necessary safety gear but these are the things you should be aware of before melting glass. No open toed shoes, don’t wear your sundays best here! There is a chance of burning or cutting, long sleeves is preferable, all cotton is best, no plastic clothing, it melts and then burns the skin
Skill lvl: 2.5-3
Requirements:
• Fuming 101
Appointment no-shows will be charged a 40% non-refundable fee. All appointments that are not rescheduled 24hrs in advance will be also charged a 40% non-refundable fee.
