Tryon Arts & Crafts
Fused Art Glass Lamp Workshop with SlumpFest on the Road
Friday through Sunday, February 17-19, 2012
Tryon Arts and Crafts School is excited to offer an Art Glass Lamp weekend workshop, taught by SlumpyFest on the Road in which you are invited to create your own art glass lamp or vase. The method by which the glass shade is made is called glass fusing. The artist layers different colors of transparent, translucent and iridescent glass in sheet, stringer and chip form. The sheet is then heated in a kiln until it fuses into a sheet. The next step is to lay the sheet over a stainless steel form and return it to the kiln. This time the glass is heated until it softens enough to slump over the form, creating the lamp shade or vase shape. The finished one of a kind glass shade can then be installed in a hanging pendant lamp or a table lamp fixture, which will be available in the workshop. If you want to take the handmade idea to the next level, keep your eye peeled for a future workshop at Tryon Arts and Craft’s Forge in which you can make a forged iron lamp base to use with your lamp shade.
The workshop will be held on February 17-19, 2012. Friday night, February 17, from 6:00 to 8:00pm, will be a meet and greet with a brief discussion on design, color and planning. Students will have a chance to start their design that evening. Saturday’s session, 9:00am to 5:00pm, will be the day when the students assemble their base sheets and load them into the kilns. On Sunday the students will see their fused sheets, drill any holes required for a lamp fitting, and select a form on which to shape their shade. Sunday will also feature a review and discussion of technical information.
This workshop is being put on by Slumpy’s, the Glass Mold Company out of Charlotte, NC, a supplier of glass, molds and equipment for fused glass artists.
Advance registration for all classes and workshops is required. The cost for this workshop is $80 for members and non-members. Materials/equipment fee is $120.00 and includes the light fixture. To register or for more information about the instructor or workshop, please contact Tryon Arts & Crafts School at (828) 859-8323 or by email tryonartsandcrafts@windstream.net.
We have a limited number of spaces available for this class so register soon!
