Fused Glass Guided Open Studio

Fused Glass Monthly Open Studio with Emily Kuchenbecker
Every 3rd Monday (excluding May – see below)
5 – 8 pm
$126 CAE Member / $138 Non-Member

 

Includes: All supplies and kiln firing
Ages/Level: Adults | All Levels
Enroll: Sign up for one session or join us every month!

Class Overview

Enjoy a relaxed and inspiring evening in this guided fused glass open studio. Each monthly session invites you to explore the art of kiln-formed glass as you design and build your own functional piece. Choose from a wide selection of molds—plates, bowls, platters, spoon rests, and more—and create a one-of-a-kind work that reflects your style.

Each session begins with a short introduction to fused-glass basics, including cutting, shaping, composition, and preparing your piece for slumping. Whether you are brand new to glass or a returning student with experience, Emily provides hands-on support tailored to your ideas and skill level. With no set project, you’re free to experiment with pattern, color, texture, and form each month.

Finished pieces will be ready for pickup approximately two weeks after class.

What You’ll Experience

  • Learn cutting, shaping, and kiln-forming fundamentals
  • Explore composition using colorful glass sheets and design elements
  • Choose from a variety of functional molds
  • Create a unique piece each session
  • All materials included; no experience required

2026 Monthly Dates

(Mostly 3rd Mondays, except May)

  • January 19
  • February 16
  • March 16
  • April 20
  • May 4
Class Types:

Date(s)

Mar 16 2026

Time

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Cost

$138

Level

ALL LEVELS

Category

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Instructor

  • Emily Kuchenbecker
    Emily Kuchenbecker
    Emily Kuchenbecker
    Emily Kuchenbecker

    Emily 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.

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