03/09-03/15 Pigment/Endearment: Glass Casting with Powdered Glass, with Sayaka Suzuki

March 9-15, 2025, 10am-5pm daily. Skill Level: Open to All Levels Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Art Nouveau with this Pâte de Verre workshop. This traditional glass casting and mold-making process uses glass powders and frit to create stunning pieces that range from marble-like opacity to delicate translucency and transparent forms with opaque elements. The final look of your creation is influenced by the size of the glass particles you use. What You’ll Learn: Color Mixing: Start by creating a spectrum of colors by mixing glass powders, exploring how to achieve various shades. Opacity and Transparency: Discover techniques to control the opacity and transparency of your glass pieces, achieving beautiful variations. Relief Design in Clay: Create relief designs in clay to understand the movement of glass and the application of colors. Painting with Glass: Learn to mix, paint, and create gradations with powdered glass, allowing you to "paint" with glass powders and devel