ART BAR Holiday Gifts Series: Fused Glass Ornaments
ART BAR: Fused Glass Ornaments with Emily Kuchenbecker
Tuesday, December 1 • 6–8 pm
Beginner Friendly • Ages 16+ • Min 5 / Max 25
$95 Non-Member / $85 Member
Art Bar is a relaxed, social creative experience—perfect for date night, a night out with friends, or team-building in a fun, hands-on setting. Each session is beginner-friendly and fully guided, so you can show up, unwind, and enjoy the process.
Create one-of-a-kind holiday ornaments in this festive fused glass workshop, part of our Handmade Holiday Gifts series. Design and decorate colorful ornaments in seasonal shapes like trees, stars, snowflakes, and more—perfect for gifting or adding a handmade touch to your own holiday décor.
With guidance from Emily Kuchenbecker, you’ll learn the basics of cutting, layering, and composing glass while exploring color and texture. No experience necessary—just bring your creativity and holiday spirit.
Your ornaments will be kiln-fired after class and ready for pickup in 2 weeks, just in time for the holidays.
All materials are provided, along with two beverages (wine, beer, or non-alcoholic) and light snacks. Students also receive a 10% discount in the gift shop the day of class. Please wear closed-toe shoes and avoid dangling jewelry—we’ll take care of setup and cleanup.
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.
