[PA-NJ Glassblowers] Don Gonzalez Glassblowing Workshops for Fall 2012

Tony Patti gaffer at glassblower.info
Fri Oct 26 08:57:38 EDT 2012


 


 

GLASSBLOWING & GLASS CASTING WORKSHOPS

 
Week-end glassblowing and glass-casting workshops will be offered at the hot
glass studio of Don Gonzalez this fall.  The studio is located in the
backwoods of Lambertville.  Glassblowing workshops will be held on Saturday
and Sunday from 10 am - 5 pm.  Students will acquire a hands-on working
knowledge of glassblowing.  Basic control of the glass and several vessel
shapes and color application techniques will be covered.  Each section will
have four students and the cost is $250 per person.  You will leave with a
minimum of 5 pieces of your own hand-blown glass.  People who prefer
glassblowing instruction with fewer students can make such arrangements with
adjustments to the fees.  Contact me if you are interested in talking
further about this option.  The schedule for this seasons glassblowing
workshops:

 

November 24-25, December 1-2

 

Private glassblowing classes can be arranged to accommodate a busy schedule.
The privates are generally one day and cost $400.  This is an ideal
situation for someone with limited experience who wants to improve basic
glassblowing skills or for those who prefer a private lesson.  I have 17
years of teaching glassblowing on the college level and am well-versed in
glassblowing instruction.  Many of my former students are working in the
glass arts field.  One day in my studio will save you hundreds of hours of
trial and error and $!  Privates can be scheduled any week-day from
mid-April through May.


CASTING GLASS IN SAND
The weekend glass-casting workshops will focus on creating and building
sculptures, tiles and vessels employing the sand-casting technique.  Whether
your approach is functional or sculptural, the sand-casting process has
unlimited surface design possibilities.  You can carve freehand in the sand,
or transfer the image of just about any shape or object into the sand to
achieve surface decoration or a theme.  Inclusions of shapes made from
copper sheet, screen, or wire, and colored glass threads are possible to
augment your designs.  The process involves designing in the negative in
sand, and then pouring hot glass into the negative space.  Sand casting is
an exciting process that doesn't require the glassblower's skills and is an
excellent opportunity for established artists to explore a new medium.   The
casting workshops will be held on Saturday and Sunday and can accommodate 6
people.  Cost is $225 per person.                 The casting schedule is:
                                   
 
November 10-11, November 17-18


Call 908-996-6664 or email Gonzalez_6007 at msn.com to reserve space or to talk
about a customized session.  

Don Gonzalez has produced art glass vessels and sculptures from cast glass
and metal at his studio in Stockton.  He has received four Artist
Fellowships from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, and was appointed
to a term on the Arts Council's Board by the Governor.  His work is
represented in museum collections, including the NJ State Museum, the Newark
Museum, and the Museum of American Glass in Millville and numerous private
collections.  Don was a fellowship recipient of the Creative Glass Center of
America at Wheaton Village.  He lives and maintains a hot glass studio on a
5-acre farm with his wife and two daughters, where they raise sheep and live
a country lifestyle.  See Don's full body of work at
WWW.DONGONZALEZGLASS.COM

 

 

 


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