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Monitored Open Studio for students having completed A-Z of Fusing or A-Z of Stained Glass or A-Z of Mosaics. No need to register.
BARN Members are Free.
BARN Guest drop in fee $20.00 cash or check written to BARN.
Monitored Open Studio for students having completed A-Z of Fusing & A-Z of Stained Glass & A-Z of Mosaics.
BARN members are free.
Non-member drop in fee $20.00 payable at the beginning of the open studio, by cash or check made out to BARN.
Bring your family and create a one of a kind fused glass ornament celebrating 2019.
This class is open to everyone and is a great opportunity to experience the glass studio. You will choose an ornament blank and decorate it with embellishments available in the studio. Ornaments will be fired overnight and will be available for pick-up starting on Tuesday the 17th.
Experienced Glass Studio Elves look forward to welcoming you to their workshop and facilitating your masterpiece.
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Remember to wear close-toed shoes & long pants in the Glass Studio at all times! This is a strictly enforced safety policy. Thank you.
This is a BARN holiday. Doors will be locked to members and non-members.
Learn to create a stained glass window in this five session class for beginners and those looking to refresh your skills.
Tuition assistance is available. Click here to apply.
NOTE: In order to use Open Studio time for your own projects, you must demonstrate competency in glass cutting and grinder use. This course will address those competencies.
INSTRUCTOR: Gregg Mesmer, of Mesolini Glass Studio. He and his wife, Diane Bonciolini, both recognized with the 2015 Island Treasure Award, moved to Bainbridge Island in 1977 and started the iconic Mesolini Glass Studio. They have been cutting glass professionally for decades. Their expertise, however, goes beyond glass cutting to include other types of fabrication; all aspects of creating stained glass art; and leading, soldering and glazing of stained glass windows. Over the years, they have worked on many community projects. Gregg has taught for Northwest Art Glass, the Bainbridge Parks District, and Olympic College.
Learn basic mosaic skills as you make a mosaic mirror for your home. This two day hands on beginner level class will introduce you to the basics of creating and grouting indoor mosaics out of vitreous glass tiles, gems, and/or sheet glass scraps.
We will cover materials, design, cutting, setting on a wood base, grouting as well as the difference between indoor vs. outdoor mosaics.
You will take home a completed 10" x 10" mirror using the glass elements you have chosen.
Instructor: Darcy Thompson - Artcycled Mosaics
Darcy Thompson has taught mosaic classes for the Schack Arts Center in Everett, Bassetti Gardens in Woodinville as well as private classes. She has been a working artist for over 20 years and shows her work at a variety West Coast art shows including the Bainbridge Island Studio Tour as well as in various galleries. She is entirely self taught and loves to teach the varied steps in the process of re-purposing cracked or broken plates into fun and colorful mosaics for the home and garden.
Be a Maker for a Day!
Check out our 10 studios, participate in making crafts or generally check out BARN! It's free, and open to all ages.
More information will be posted later in October 2019.
For more information contact: info@BainbridgeBARN.org
