The Art of Fused Glass: A 4-Week Immersion
The Art of Fused Glass: A 4-Week Immersion with Emily Kuchenbecker
October 3, 10, 17, 24 (4 Saturdays)
1:00 – 4:00 PM
Minimum: 4 / Maximum: 12
$221 CAE Members / $245 Non-Members (all materials included)
Discover the vibrant, ever-changing world of fused glass in this hands-on 4-week immersive course. Whether you’re brand new or looking to expand your skills, this class will guide you through essential techniques while encouraging your own creative voice.
Students will learn how to cut and shape glass, explore color and composition, and experiment with layering techniques, stencils, and multiple firings. Each week builds on the last, giving you time to develop ideas, refine your work, and gain confidence working with glass.
You’ll also learn how kiln cycles impact your results—from tack fusing to full fusing and slumping—giving you a deeper understanding of the process behind the finished piece.
By the end of the course, you’ll have created a collection of finished works that may include wall pieces, slumped bowls, plates, or other functional and decorative forms.
What to Expect
- Instruction in glass cutting, layering, and design
- Exploration of color theory and composition
- Techniques including stencils, inclusions, and multiple firings
- Understanding kiln processes and firing outcomes
- Multiple completed fused glass pieces
All tools and materials are provided. Please Note: Closed-toe shoes are required for all glass classes.
Instructor
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Emily KuchenbeckerEmily Kuchenbecker is a multidisciplinary artist who combines poetry, movement, and objects to create sensory experiences. She holds her Master of Fine Arts from the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), and Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point. Emily views glass as an inherently similar material to the body and forces of nature. Emily currently works as a production assistant and glass instructor at the Furnace Glasswork. She also does custom fabrication (the most recent being on a fabrication team to build the Meow Wolf Vortex Fest Stage, and a glass installation at “The Beacon”). Emily simultaneously runs her apothecary shop and handblown glass under Waxing Gibbous Studio. Emily currently teaches the immersive glassworking class, as well as take and makes at the Furnace. She has also taught Space Research in Art Foundations department of VCU, lampworking at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond, and Fused Glass at Cedarfield Hermitage. She has studied glass techniques at the Pilchuck Glass Studio, Penland School of Crafts, and Oxbow School of Art. In 2019, Emily was a finalist for the Stanislav Libensky Glass Award at the Prague Gallery of Glass, and received a grant to teach a glass workshop at VCU Qatar campus.
