Double Helix Glassworks, based in Charlottesville, VA, is run by Jed and Julie Hannay, with Tim Peterson on board. They are known for their standout reactive silver and premium clear glasses. They’re also diving into the Oracle project which is all about crafting top-notch soft glass colors, which sounds pretty exciting. Their offerings range from […]
Making a sunflower murrini in glass is a fun and detailed process that blends creativity with a bit of technical know-how. We are thrilled to have Ikuyo Yamanaka with is for this presentation. She will show us how to make it and how to apply it to our beads. Join us for this great presentation. […]
Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 7 PM EDT An Evening with Kathleen Elliot "Life is Art" Kathleen Elliot mainly works with borosilicate glass, and creates beautiful botanical sculptures, among other glass art. We welcome Kathleen to our Speaker Series and look forward to her presentation as she shares some of her creations with us.
Kathryn Guler utilizes striking designs and beautiful colors in her flameworked pieces. She will be sharing her skills using mica powders and murrini by showing us how to enhance our own lampwork efforts. You won’t want to miss this very informative class, Thursday, April 25th at 7PM Eastern
Michael Marx will share insights into his process of combining PMC (Precious Metal Clay) with glass. His video will also demonstrate an interesting take on how his jewelry needn’t be stuck in a drawer or jewelry box when not being worn. Jewelry may be viewed as pieces of art and displayed as such. Michael will […]
Please welcome Yi Zhang who will be sharing a very timely demonstration with the Glass Dragons. For this upcoming event, she will be demonstrating a dragon head bead because 2024 is the year of the dragon. Using soft glass, Yi will demonstrate the construction using basic geometric shapes and show how she uses a simple […]
Corina Tettinger, the talented beadmaker and excellent teacher (not to mention author of Passing the Flame) is our guest speaker for February. She will share with us her “Groundhog Beads”for this presentation. As always, Corina is sure to give us a host of hints for successfully using many of the techniques she employs to decorate […]
Navigating The Dragons' Lair - What's Where? & How to Get There! For those new to the Glass Dragons and those not-so-new that would like a bit of help in navigating the Facebook page, the website, Zoom, how to find things, and any other help you need! Come and learn how things work, and how you […]
