Family Fused Glass Fairy House Workshop
Family Fused Glass Fairy House Workshop w/ Emily Kuchenbecker
Saturday, January 31 (1-Day Workshop)
10 am- 12 pm
$50 per participant
Minimum Students: 3 / Maximum Students: 12
Ages 7+ (must be accompanied by an adult)
Bring a little magic into your home with this fun, hands-on family fused glass workshop! Students will design and assemble their own fairy house using pre-cut glass pieces, vibrant frit, and glass paint. After personalising your creation, you’ll have the option to transform it into either a garden plant stake or standing sculpture to display indoors.
This 2-hour workshop is beginner-friendly and perfect for families looking to share a creative experience together. Finished pieces will be fired after class and available for pickup in approximately two weeks.
What to Expect
- Step-by-step instruction in fused glass assembly and decorating
- Use of color, frit, and glass paint to personalize your fairy house
- Option to create a garden stake or a display sculpture
- All supplies provided
- A fun, creative family activity
What to Bring
- Closed-toe shoes
- Comfortable clothes you don’t mind getting messy
- A water bottle
Create a magical keepsake with your child and explore the whimsical world of fused glass together!
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.
