In this hands-on beginners class, learn the fundamentals of glassblowing as you lead in making your own unique paperweight from start to finish.
Students will learn how to gather glass from the furnace, marver it across a steel tabletop, apply colour (chosen by you) and finally shape the piece at the bench with wooden blocks and traditional hand tools. We polish the final product and you take it home the next day!
An amazing first experience for anyone who’s ever wanted to try glassblowing!
Max 6 students/class
Prerequisite: None
Minimum age: 15
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Free-form Shaped Beads It’s time to explore new forms other than round! Use tools and techniques to learn how to make alternative shapes such as the cylinder, cone, bicone or even purposeful asymmetry beads.
Cost: $75.00 + tax (includes free one-hour torch rental coupon)
Duration: 2.5 hours
Max 4 students/class
Minimum age: 15
Materials included but please come prepared with personal mandrels to class.
Prerequisite: Pt. 2: Bead Decoration or equivalent approx. five hours experience bead-making.
We’re holding a two day promotion between July 27-29th! Find Flo on Facebook and register to WIN a FREE 4 person private party to make your own Terrariums! We draw the lucky winner Saturday July 29th at NOON!
Flo’s got a great new video out all about our terrarium classes!
It’s the perfect time of year to make your own mini glass garden container to be hung or sat on your table top! This is a no experience necessary class where students come in to assist, blow, turn, swing and even try out the torch if they wish to make the hole for their vessel.
All terrariums come in clear as the colours added on the surface can burn out when using such a strong torch. But the design that goes within it is all up to you!
Upcoming Summer Terrarium Classes include:
– Saturday July 29th – 11:15am – FULL
– Wednesday Aug 9th – 7:45pm
– Friday Aug 11th – 7:45pm
– Sunday Aug 13th – 12:15pm
– Thursday Aug 17th – 7:30pm
– Sunday Aug 20th – 12:15pm
– Saturday Aug 26th – 12:15pm
– Sunday Aug 27th – 4:15pm Sign up online today!!
We have more flameworking classes coming up in the fall so if you see something in the video that isn’t on our current course calendar, it’s coming soon!
We also offer private instruction at the rate of $75 per hour for one person, or with groups of three people or more at the rate of $30 per hour for each person.
If you would like to get email notifications of Flo news and upcoming classes, please sign up to our Flo Newsletter.
In this hands-on beginners class, learn the fundamentals of glassblowing as you lead in making your own unique paperweight from start to finish.
Students will learn how to gather glass from the furnace, marver it across a steel tabletop, apply colour (chosen by you) and finally shape the piece at the bench with wooden blocks and traditional hand tools. We polish the final product and you take it home the next day!
An amazing first experience for anyone who’s ever wanted to try glassblowing!
Max 6 students/class
Prerequisite: None
Minimum age: 15
Attention We're sorry. Either an error occurred or the event(s) you were attempting to register for may no longer be open for registration.
How quickly a year passes! Come join us in celebrating Flo’s 6th year anniversary – April 22nd from 1-5PM. This family fun event is in support of a great cause and offers an array of things to take in and perhaps a few juicy glass goods to take home!
A spring Trunk Sale will be hosted outside with bins upon bins of greatly reduced handmade glass goods, sold with 50% of the proceeds going towards local charity {Refugee}613.
To also help support the cause, an array of beautiful glass items will be displayed in the gallery as auction items going to the greatest bidder! These glass artworks have been graciously donated by some of the following glass artists, and studio teachers:
Dean Smiley, Melody Jewitt, Charlynne Lafontaine, Lisa Poushinsky, Miriam Roemer-Arifovic and Marylou Miles.
Looking to take in some of the action? Take a look at some of the demonstrations we have lined up for the afternoon:
Hotshop Demos: 1PM-2PM – Hot snacks!. S’mores, popcorn and weiner dogs all served hot from the blazing furnace. Kid friendly! Entertaining AND tasty! 2PM- 3PM – Bird Bath Bowl Demo. Studio owner Melody Jewitt will be leading in a large scale blown bowl with intricate perched birds as added detailing. 3-5PM – Guest Demonstrators Dean and Eliska Smiley Flameworking Demos: 2-3:30 PM – Yvonne and Miriam – Detailed Bead work 3:30-5 PM – Charlynne Lafontaine – Advanced Bead demonstrations
Come for the action, leave with a new favourite treasure all supporting a great cause!
Customize and blow your very own round hanging glass globe. Perfect for those who want to dip their toe into the world of molten glass. All ages welcome, bring a friend and come have a ‘ball’!
1 hour class
Ages 15 and up $35.00+Hst
Kids (ages 6-15) $25.00+Hst
All materials included
Prerequisite: None
Interested in booking a group session?
Please email floglassblowing@gmail.com or call 613.695.3563
In this hands-on beginners class, learn the fundamentals of glassblowing as you lead in making your own unique paperweight from start to finish.
Students will learn how to gather glass from the furnace, marver it across a steel tabletop, apply colour (chosen by you) and finally shape the piece at the bench with wooden blocks and traditional hand tools. We polish the final product and you take it home the next day!
An amazing first experience for anyone who’s ever wanted to try glassblowing!
Max 6 students/class
Prerequisite: None
Minimum age: 15
Attention We're sorry. Either an error occurred or the event(s) you were attempting to register for may no longer be open for registration.
Now that you know the fundamentals of bead-making, expand your skill-set beyond round beads! In this two-part series, students will be instructed on how to create new shapes in bead-making.
Bead shapes covered in part one: cylinders, cones, bicones.
Bead shapes covered in part two: discs and coiled hollow beads.
Two-Part Class 5 hours of instruction (2 x 2.5-hour classes) Max. 5 Students Minimum Age: 15 Cost: $160.00 +HST Prerequisite: Three Part Beginner Bead Series Materials: Please bring your starter kit from the beginner’s series including your glass rods and mandrels. Additional glass rods will be provided in class.
Part 1: The Gatherer
Part 2: Starter Bubbles
Part 3: Punti Up!
Part 4: Blowing Thinner
Part 5: Embellishments
Cost: $350 +hst for FULL WEEKEND 15HR course (register online)
Or $75 per individual 3HR Class Session (must call to register and priority will be given to students who register for the full course.)
Max 6 students/class
Prerequisite: Parts 1-6
Minimum age: 15
Class Outline:
This 5 Part full weekend workshop is offered to help glassblowers at all skill levels build key steps needed in order to continue to refine their technique in glassblowing. The principle of this formatted ‘Bootcamp’ style class is to keep one lead principle in mind – REPEAT! REPEAT! REPEAT!
Part 1: The Gatherer
Good glassblowing starts with the very first step – the gather! Expect to get closely acquainted with the furnace as students will be going in and out of it repeatedly, practicing towards perfection while also rehearsing all the motions that go into seating at the bench smoothly and practicing some of the best warm up tricks of the trade.
