Quick Details
Participant
Ages 12+
$ 500
From First Gather to Finished Cup: Your 4-Week Glassblowing Journey
This 4-week glassblowing course takes participants on a hands-on journey from the basics of gathering molten glass to crafting their own finished drinking cup. Each week builds on foundational techniques, teaching skills such as shaping, blowing, and color application. Guided by skilled instructors, students gain confidence through practical experience, safety training, and creative exploration—culminating in a beautiful handmade glass piece to take home.
Week 1: Equipment, Tools, Safety and Your first gather of glass
– Basic introduction to equipment, tools and safety. We will then dive right in to learning how to gather glass from our furnace and becoming familiar with the material.
– Once comfortable you can move on to practicing shaping our glass on our steel table (Marver) and then maneuvering to our bench and practice placing Jack lines.
Week 2: Paperweights, Roses and More!
- Getting comfortable moving around the studio, getting your gathers and shaping your glass are key skills to making your first pieces of glass. The simplest items to make in the glass studio are solid objects. These will help you practice the basic techniques.
Week 3: Making Cups
– Blowing a bubble and learning to shape it is the backbone to any blown form, whether it's a cup, bowl or vase.
Week 4: Keep Practicing
– We will start by practicing what we learned in the previous class making cups.
– This class is reserved for really getting through the cup making process on your own with as much (or little) help from our instructor as you need.
Studio Policies & Pickup
Guided Practice Opportunities
Studio rental time (instructor-approved, based on demonstrated safe use)
Finished Glasswork Pickup
Items available the following weekend (Sat. 1–8pm, Sun. 1–7pm) after overnight cooling
Beverage Policy
stARTup Studios serves a variety of beverages for your creative pleasure! We accept cash and all major credit cards.
– Craft, Imported and Domestic Beers – Craft Cider & Seltzer
– Assorted cold non-alcoholic drinks and bottle water.
– Bringing in outside alcohol is prohibited.
What is Included
– 4 weeks of hands-on glassblowing instruction
– Learn fundamentals: equipment, tools, safety, and first gather of glass
– Create solid pieces like paperweights and roses
– Practice blowing bubbles and shaping your first cups
– Personalized guidance—progress at your own pace
– All tools, materials, and safety equipment provided
Check in Details
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your scheduled class time to be sure your check-in process is complete and your class may begin on time.
What to Bring
Safety is our number one priority here in the glass studio, so please make sure to READ the following
-Dress comfortably, but do not wear any synthetic clothing. (i.e. polyester, nylon, rayon, etc.)
-Please pull back long hair and any loose clothing.
-Closed toed shoes are required in the glass studio. (No open toed sandals or shoes.)
-It gets hot in the glass studio, so bring a water bottle to keep hydrated (We have free water available)
-Make sure to eat something before the class.
-Outcome of each class differs based on the individual's skill level, and everyone learns at a different rate.