This calendar details workshops and courses offered from January to March 2025.
With the short days of winter, glass is the perfect medium to bring light into your personal space. This season’s projects offer light in many forms, whether a candle holder, nightlight, table lamp, or window panel. Whatever your level of glass crafting experience, these projects, both large and small, will add sparkle, illumination, and colour to your décor. Nurture your glass skills and let your creativity flourish!
What are you waiting for? Registration is now open.
To register, we currently accept payment in person (cash, Debit, MasterCard and Visa), by email (e-transfer), or by phone (MasterCard and Visa). Please note that HST will be added to the listed fee at time of payment.
Cancellation policy: A Studio credit will be issued for cancellations up to 48 hours before start date. We regret that Studio credits will not be issued under the 48-hour threshold.
Studio credits can be applied to a future purchase of a workshop or course.
View our events calendar here.
Fine print — As of March 2020, non-members who are first-time registrants are required to complete and sign a waiver * prior to participating in the learning session they are paying for. The waiver is an acknowledgment of our cancellation policy (mandatory), waiver of liability (mandatory), and image use (optional). If you choose a remote method of payment, the waiver will be emailed to you. Registration will not be deemed complete until the signed waiver is emailed back.
* If you are under the age of 18, a legal guardian must sign on your behalf.
Cross off that bucket list item and dive into the enchanting world of stained glass! Perfect for aspiring artists and DIY enthusiasts, you will learn the copper foil technique and create a stunning 10-inch round framed panel that showcases your creativity and craftsmanship.
During this four-evening beginner course, each session combines instruction, demonstration, and hands-on practice, ensuring that you leave with a beautiful piece of art and newfound skills. Whether you are looking to start a new hobby or simply explore your creative side, this course is designed for beginners of all ages.
Join us for an inspiring journey into stained glass art and take home a beautiful 10-inch round panel that reflects your personal style. Sign up today and let your creativity shine!
What you will learn:
When: Thursdays, January 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2025, from 7 to 10 pm
Fee: $325 + HST (includes tool usage and project materials)
Stained glass has a rich history of using vitreous glass paint to create texture, gradients, patterns, images, and text to communicate design. Whether you are new to stained glass or are ready to add more depth and detail to your projects, this course is a great opportunity to explore traditional stained glass methods and gain hands-on experience in a supportive, creative environment.
Join guest artist, Udiya Swamy, and learn the best practices for both painted and leaded stained glass techniques from start to finish. Participants will create one 8-inch by 10-inch framed painted and leaded stained glass panel.
Tool usage, project metals, paint, firing, and framing are included.
Project glass is not included.
When: Saturdays, January 11, 18, and 25, 2025, from 1 to 4 pm
Fee: $325 + HST (includes tool usage, metals, paint, firing, and framing) + Project glass
The magnolia tree holds a special place, both symbolically and spiritually, at this time of year. Its early bloom, with elegant and abundant flowers, rejuvenates the post-winter landscape, offering a light of hope from Mother Nature herself.
Join fellow glass enthusiasts in Studio to create this three-dimensional, four-sided homage to the magnolia tree. This 10-inch by 4-inch table lamp will showcase pink, opalescent fused glass, vitrigraph stringers, clear dichroic frit, and iridescent and clear textured stained glass in a classic box creation with added wire and fused glass magnolia blossom branches.
All materials, base, and lighting included.
No beginners please.
When: Saturday, February 1, 2025, from 10 am to 3 pm, and Thursdays, February 13, 20, and 27, 2025, from 7 to 10 pm
Fee: $425 + HST (includes all materials, base, and lighting)
THIS COURSE IS FULL.
Painting on glass offers endless possibilities for design enhancement. Whether you are adding shading, depth, or intricate detail, once fired into the glass, the paint becomes a permanent embellishment that enhances both stained and fused glass projects.
Silk screening (or serigraphy) is a printing technique where ink is forced through a mesh screen to create images or designs. In this hands-on course, you will dive into the process of applying silk screening to glass and transform your designs into stunning fused glass art pieces. Both graphic and pictorial, this technique will elevate your fused glass work and broaden your creative repertoire.
Over three full-day sessions, you will:
You will create and keep four serigraphs to print onto three square feet of 96 COE glass. Once fired, you will assemble a fused 8-inch x 10-inch silk-screened photograph with a glass impasto background, which will be mounted in a matted 11-inch x 14-inch frame.
Additionally, you will learn how to incorporate fired silk-screened images into fused glass coasters, dishes, and multi-layered fused and slumped glass blocks.
All silk screening paint is included in the workshop.
Maximum number of participants: Six
When registering, choose Package A (all-inclusive) or Package B (À la carte).
When: Saturdays, March 1, 8, and 15, 2025, from 10 am to 4 pm
Package A (All-inclusive): $850 + HST
Includes all silk screening materials and paint, 96 COE clear and coloured glass, fibre, and firing materials for listed projects.
Projects included:
Package B (À la carte): $680 + HST
Includes silk screening materials and paint, 3 sq. ft. of 96 COE clear glass and print firing for listed project.
Project included:
Join us for this exciting opportunity to expand your fused glass repertoire with the art of silk screening!
Join us for a four-evening exploration into the vibrant world of glass fusing. This hands-on beginner course is designed for those eager to learn the fundamentals of this captivating art. Over the span of four evenings, you will create stunning glass pieces, including unique jewellery, elegant dishes, enchanting landscape pictures, and charming tealights.
Each session will include guided instruction, hands-on practice, and plenty of opportunities to experiment and refine your skills. By the end of the course, you’ll leave with several finished pieces and the confidence to continue your glass fusing journey.
Whether you’re looking for a new hobby, a fun night out, or a way to express your creativity, this course is perfect for beginners and art enthusiasts alike. Sign up today and let your imagination shine through glass!
What you will learn:
When: Thursdays, March 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2025, from 7 to 10 pm
Fee: $495 + HST (includes tool usage, all project materials, and firings)
Are you ready to make that large window insert that got you into stained glass in the first place? Join educator and glass artist, Melanie Kidd, for an hour of direction, trouble shooting and industry secrets when planning and preparing for large window installation. Everything from pattern considerations, thermal sealing and reinforcement will be covered. If you have a project and want some advice, this is what you have been waiting for.
When: Friday, January 17, 2025, from 12 to 1 pm
Fee: $30 + HST or 3 lessons for $75 (Winter 2025)
Glass fusing is an expansive practice incorporating an endless number of possibilities and probabilities. “How long?”, “how hot?”, “how come?”, the most common questions of kiln firing. Whether you have a kiln at home or are ready to ask more of your kiln firing studio, this one-hour information sharing session, followed by open Q & A from your fellow glass fusers, is sure to shed some light on the spectacular science that is kiln forming.
When: Friday, February 14, 2025, from 12 to 1 pm
Fee: $30 + HST or 3 lessons for $75 (Winter 2025)
Do be so reactive! This session is for the experimental artist, who is ready to explore the surprising results of glass chemistry.
Let’s talk about:
In addition to the vibrant visual appeal, the process of fusing with reactive glass invites creativity and experimentation, making it a favorite technique for glass artists seeking to push boundaries and explore new possibilities within their craft.
When: Friday, March 7, 2025, from 12 to 1 pm
Fee: $30 + HST or 3 lessons for $75 (Winter 2025)
What are the many things you can create with vitrigraph stringers? Produced with 96 COE rods and glass under very high heat, participants will explore different crucibles and combinations with hands on experimentation of this exciting technique. Each participant will make an assortment of vitrigraph stringers and murrine that they can incorporate into future projects.
All project materials and firings included.
When: Saturday, February 8, 2025, from 10 am to 12 pm
Fee: $75 + HST (includes all project materials and firings)
Who doesn’t love the sparkle of gold, silver, and bronze Mica? Explore the dramatic effects that can be achieved capturing this shiny silicate mineral in fused glass. Participants will create two pendants and a 6-inch square fused and slumped dish demonstrating both the palette and airbrush technique.
All project materials and firings included.
Beginners are welcome!
When: Saturday, February 8, 2025, from 1 to 4 pm
Fee: $195 + HST (includes all project materials and firings)
Celebrate the coming of spring by illuminating all the dark corners with these fun floral bee nightlights. Using Glassline paint, dichroic glass, and the Paragon QuikFire mini kilns, participants will create four three-dimensional fused glass bees that will suspend from decoratively wired floral stained glass nightlights. Using basic stained and fused glass techniques, participants will create up to two nightlights.
All project materials, firing, and hardware included.
Beginners are welcome!
When: Saturday, February 22, 2025, from 10 am to 4 pm
Fee: $250 + HST (includes all project materials, firing, and hardware)
Announce the arrival of spring with a dynamic sculptural fused glass and metal art piece. Standing 14 inches by 16 inches, this trio of tulips will feature bright, warm colours alongside cut metal leaves and stand. Participants will learn how to engineer a multi-layered sculpture in the kiln to create a statement piece that’s sure to usher in the season with smiles and style.
All materials, firings, fibres, and stand included.
When: Saturday, March 22, 2025, from 10 am to 4 pm
Fee: $395 + HST (includes all project materials, firings, fibres, and stand)
