Glass Art – Intensive Learning @ MFS

Glass Art: Learning to Solder

March 30, 2018March 30, 2018Blog Editor

The last day of Glass Art Intensive Learning was spent finishing the projects we started at the beginning of the week. Today we learned how to solder, which is an art all in itself. Soldering is the metal that goes in between the pieces of glass to hold them together to be one piece....

Silver Staining

March 28, 2018March 28, 2018Blog Editor

Today, we worked with our instructor Ken and learned about silver staining, which is a technique from the Middle Ages in which silver is put on glass to create shades of yellow. We used this technique on our own pieces that we had started on Friday, adding a pop of color to our art,...

Day Three Glass Art: Tiffany Stained Glass Frames

March 27, 2018March 27, 2018Blog Editor

Today was our second day at Wheaton Arts. We continued working on our projects from last time by creating a Tiffany stained glass frame. We started by taking a design that was pre-drawn by the teacher there. We cut each piece out and then traced it onto a piece of glass that we chose....

Glass Arts: Fun Day of Mosaics!

March 26, 2018March 27, 2018Blog Editor

We spent our day crafting colorful mosaic pieces in the art studio! We were able to choose from a variety of pieces to design, including, but not limited to: candle holders, small glass jars, and flower pots. In order to create such beautiful mosaic designs, we spent time selecting our own glass shards and...

Glass Art Intensive Learning Day #1

March 23, 2018March 23, 2018Blog Editor

Today was the first day of the Glass Art Intensive Learning. We got to school at 8:00 AM and then left to Wheaton Arts at 8:45. During that 45 minute time everyone made friendship bracelets and I personally learned how too. The bus drive was about an hour. When we got there we were...