1

Hot-glassblowing beginners


- gathering hot glass out the furnance
- blowing free forms
- different color applications
- anealing the pieces in a kiln
- different tools and the right using
- blowing of different shapes
- finishing your work in the coldshop
- experience exchange tips & tricks
- demonstrations, slide-show, video, literature

2

Advanced glassblowing at the furnance



- blowing larger scale
- working in a team
- making and using the Zanfirico canes
- different colorbar overlays
- canedrawing on your pieces
- Incalmo and Murrini making
- demonstrations, slide-show, video, literature


3

Flameworking and beadmaking


- using the torch the right way
- basics, the tools and anealing
- solid sculptures
- taking the stress out - anealing the right way
- blowing of vases, ornaments etc.
- soda lime glass and Phyrex and their color possibilities
- experience exchange tips & tricks
- demonstrations, slide-show, video, literature



4

Paperweight making workshop


- simple paperweights
- making of a solid glassball
- Millefiori and Murrini
- two part paperweights
- bubble techniques
- metal inclusions
- 3 dimensional objects in your work
- using the vacuumpump with flameworked pieces
- demonstrations, slide-show, video, literature



5

Glassfusing beginners/advanced


- different compatibility testing
- melting of differnt glasses
- temperature in the kilns
- kilnshelfs and fiberpaper
- different helpers overglaze etc.
- bending the glass on differnt molds
- problem search and solutions
- special slumping techniques
- demo in kiln-casting
- meltingblocks and cutting in cross-sections
- demonstrations, slide-show, video, literatur

6

Sandcorevessels at the torch


- making of the sandcore
- apply the colored glass
- canedecorations
- optic molds and theire use
- right anealing of the sandcore pieces
- sandcore release
- coldwork the pieces
- demonstrations, slide-show, video, literatur

7

Fusing and Glory-Hole


- working the right way with the Glory-Hole
- cutting of sheetglass
- Murrine pulling at the Glory-Hole
- cane cutting techniques
- arranging your work on the Pasterelli plate
- pick-up with a fusing kiln roll-up
- blowing vessels with Bullseye-Glass
- differnt coldworking possibilities
- demonstrations, slide-show, video, literatur