Do you want to learn a new technique? Do you want to explore new art tools for your toolbox? Take one of my fun workshops or if you prefer, I offer individual tutoring.
Painting with Enamels for All Levels
Sat. June 1 to Sun. June 2, 2024
If you’re new to enamels, this is your opportunity to learn a whole new way of painting on glass. If you have previous experience with enamels, but want to learn to do more with them, then this is your chance to develop and expand your ability to use enamels in fused glass.
We’ll work with Sunshine Enamels, a premium line of enamels made for painting. Not only will you learn to mix enamels properly, you’ll learn to combine colors to make new ones, to paint onto glass, and to fire enamels in the kiln so that they mature to their brilliant full potential. Once we have the basics down, we’ll begin working on a single layer piece.
Open to anyone with basic fusing experience. No previous painting or drawing ability is required or necessary. All materials are provided and no prior experience is necessary.
All Levels
$395
10-4 pm first day, 10-1 pm last day
Warm Glass Gallery and Studio
Clemmons, NC 27012
Screenprinting and Imagery on Glass
Friday, July 12 to Sunday, July 14, 2024
Wanna put images in your glass? Here’s your opportunity!
Jody has written the book on Printmaking Techniques on Glass and she will teach multiple topics from her book. This workshop is a comprehensive overview of techniques for printing images and designs on glass, complete with demonstrations, samples, a discussion of photo editing to prepare your photograph for the screen, materials, and how to mix the paint for these processes. This class will be taught using Sunshine enamels and Bullseye powders.
Students will be able to make small items and a larger piece.
Open to any level.
Topics covered will include:
*Screen printing (or silk screening) with Sunshine enamels
*Powder Printing using your Screens and Bullseye powder
*Relief or Block Printing
*Resist Printing
*Monoprinting
$595
10-4 pm first day, 10-1 pm last day
Warm Glass Gallery and Studio
Clemmons, NC 27012
Intro to Glass Casting
Fri., Aug. 2 to Sun., Aug. 4, 2024
An introduction to casting glass, including two methods: open faced casting and traditional hand built casting using clay and plaster/silica.
One mold will be filled in the traditional glass casting method and the other will be filled in the traditional pate de verre method.
All Levels
$595
10-4 pm first two days and 10-1 pm last day
Warm Glass Gallery and Studio
Clemmons, NC 27012
Painting with Multiple Layers: Working with Glass Enamels
Friday, Aug. 31 to Sunday, Sept. 2, 2024
Here’s your chance to build on your basic enamel skills and take your painting ability to the next level.
Jody will review how to mix colors, values, and to fire enamels, in either a watercolor or oil/acrylic method so that they mature to their brilliant full potential.
Then you’ll take your skills even further and learn to create paintings on single and multiple layers. Discussion on How to Begin, Composition, Color Theory and Focal Point will be covered. You will be painting on up to 3 layers.
Jody Danner Walker, author of Printmaking Techniques on Glass, will share her secrets for firing and re-firing enamels. She’ll also cover approaches to damming, and schedules that will minimize bubbles and work every time.
We’ll work with Sunshine Enamels, a premium line of enamels made for painting.
Previous experience with enamels is required. It’s best if had an intro Enamels class with Jody. (Call if you have a question about this.) All materials are provided.
$595
10-4 pm first day, 10-1 pm last day
Warm Glass Gallery and Studio
Clemmons, NC 27012
Private Instruction or Custom Workshops, upon request
I also offer private instruction at Warm Glass or teach internationally on topics ranging from Painting with Glass Enamels, Powders, Printmaking Techniques on Glass and my Pate de Verre Sucré. Please contact me if you are interested in either classes or tutoring sessions.
Some Past Workshops
Pate de Verre Sucré
Thurs., June 10 to Sun., June 13, 2021 SOLD OUT
Another class is in the process of being scheduled. If you’re interested, contact me or wg@warmglass.com to get information.
At last! After many requests, I am offering a workshop that covers the techniques I use to create the beautiful free-flowing Pate de Verre Sucré sculptures. Pate de Verre Sucré, so-named because the pieces have a sugar-like texture, rather than the smoother texture more commonly found in Pate de Verre, is a technique that I developed and perfected over many years.
This special workshop will cover every facet of my technique, from creating your own mold to mixing colors to assembling and firing
This is a hands-on class in which students will learn to use existing molds or create their own molds. Experience with basic kiln processes is helpful, but not required.
All Levels
$895
10-4 pm first three days, 10-1 pm last day
Warm Glass Gallery and Studio
Clemmons, NC 27012
Master's Workshop
Sat., Nov. 13 to Monday, Nov. 15, 2021
Sold Out
I love to work with each artist individually to help them find/develop their voice.
By invitation only.
$250
10-4 pm first two days, 10-1 pm last day
Warm Glass Gallery and Studio
Clemmons, NC 27012
Powders Boot Camp
Saturday, September 5 to Sunday, September 6, 2020
OK, so you know how to sift powders. But what comes next? This class gives you all you need to know to use glass powders to create unique and personal design elements. I’ll cover over thirty different techniques for designing, shading, creating texture, and drawing with glass powders. Powder wafers will also be demonstrated, as well as many other ways of achieving painterly effects in glass.
Familiarity with glass cutting and with basic fusing and slumping techniques is helpful. All materials will be provided.
All Levels
2 Days
Warm Glass Gallery and Studio
Clemmons, NC 27012
