Techniques for Unique Outcomes on Kiln Formed Glass | 2026

Price: $415 | Class Duration: 4 session(s) | 3 hours/session | Program Size: Min 3 - Max 6 | Age 14+ | Prerequisite: Kiln Forming Survey I
About this Event

In this 4-week class, students will learn the fundamentals of flameworking with Bullseye 90 COE glass while exploring techniques that connect flameworking with kiln-formed work. Participants will create components in the flameworking studio that can be incorporated into their fused glass pieces. The course encourages experimentation and introduces new approaches to creating distinctive kiln-formed objects while broadening each student’s design vocabulary.

All glass, materials and supplies are included

Allowing for new techniques using 90 in Flame working techniques

• Color applications, making cane, objects forms
• Utilizing new design possibilities by using flame work
• Something sculptural but also functional

Main Objectives

• Students will learn how flamework components from 90 COE Bullseye glass that can be later used for representational and abstract work
• Learn how to make hand mixed marbled components as well as sculpted such as marbled colors and twisted cane as well as sculpted components (seashells, fish etc)

Project(s):

• Flameworking components to be used in part sheet or platter for a full fuse firing as well as sculpted components to add a layer of depth
• Use components to add to a piece as a last step tack fuse
• Representational work:6x12 framed plate, a water scene with sculpted components
• Abstract work: 6x6 platter with “marbled” dots, twist cane, flameworking molds

FAQ and Release Form

Please refer to the FAQ section of our website to see all measures that we are taking to keep our staff and participants safe. If you are a first-time participant, you can find a link to our Risk and Release form on the FAQ page. You are welcome to bring a completed form with you. We will also have blank forms available during class check-in. ALL participants are required to have a completed form on file.

Glass Blowing: When you are working in the hot shop, you are working with the glass in its molten state (2100F). The process begins by taking a pipe and gathering molten glass from the furnace and then forming and shaping it with tools and by blowing air into it. You will be given the opportunity to apply color, reheat and shape your creation.

Flame Working: When you are working in the flame working studio, you are working with colored and clear glass rods or tubes in front of an open, gas-fueled torch. You will be given the opportunity to melt the glass as well as use tools and gravity to shape your item. SiNaCa Studios teaches with two different types of glass in our flame working studio. One is a soft soda-lime based glass that is used primarily for our bead making classes. The other is a hard glass called borosilicate, sometimes referred to as pyrex. It requires a much hotter flame to work, but can be used to create more complex sculptural and blown work.

Kiln Forming | Fusing & Slumping Glass: When you are working in the kiln forming studio, you are working with the glass in its solid state. You will be given the opportunity to cut and layer sheet glass with glass frit and stringers to create your design. We will then put the assembled work into an electric kiln where it will be fired over a 12-hour cycle to fuse the layers together. SiNaCa Studios uses and teaches with Bullseye Glass (90coe) exclusively in our kiln forming studio.