Kiln Explorations: Mold Making with John Erwin Dillard

Kiln Explorations: Mold Making with John Erwin Dillard

This course will survey glass kiln forming techniques from beginner to advanced level.

By UrbanGlass

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UrbanGlass

647 Fulton St Floor 3 (Enter on Rockwell Pl.) Brooklyn, NY 11217

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Refunds up to 7 days before event.

About this event

  • Event lasts 56 days 4 hours

Kiln forming describes the process in which glass is manipulated through a specific approach to temperature control within a kiln. This iteration of the course will emphasize techniques for mold making and glass casting. Students should expect to gain basic competency in one and two part molds. The course will cover various ways of working with wax and clay to create unique sculptures. Finally, a variety of investment style mold making techniques will be explored for glass casting.  No experience necessary.

What to expect: 

Lectures and demonstrations will provide foundational knowledge for various techniques on manipulating glass within the kiln. As each week passes the previous process or technique is expanded upon to develop more complex work. This course requires standing for periods of time longer than half an hour. Students should expect to leave this class with one to two complete glass objects. Due to the nature of the material it is not possible to cast any object with a thickness greater than 2.5".  Read more about how to prepare for class on our Registration Info page.

Eligibility: No experience required. Open to ages 14 and up.

Pick-up: The glass needs to cool down overnight, so the students will have to return to UrbanGlass once notified to pick up their work.

This is an in-person class taking place on-site at UrbanGlass. Health and safety guidelines will be emailed to you upon registration.

8 Sessions, Thursdays, October 23rd - December 18th (skips November 27th), 6-9pm

instructor John Erwin Dillard

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UrbanGlass

UrbanGlass fosters experimentation and advances the use and critical understanding of glass as a creative medium. The organization provides access to and an education in glass for professional artists, seniors, students, and members of the public of all backgrounds and familiarity with the material. We offer year-round free and low-cost programming through our 17,000 square foot studios, robust class schedule, fellowship and scholarship opportunities, exhibition center, and in-house printed magazine.

Founded in 1977 by a group of dedicated artists, UrbanGlass sought to confront the many barriers limiting creative access to glass such as the high costs of real estate, equipment, and the scarcity of technical expertise. From the organization’s conception it served as it does today: As a creative hub and unparalleled resource center for artists, enabling this material to become available for experimentation beyond the confines of factories and universities in New York City for the first time. Today, glass is seen as an integral component of contemporary art’s complex landscape.

$975