Intro to Stained Glass: Choose Your Own Adventure - June

Intro to Stained Glass: Choose Your Own Adventure - June June 10th 5:30-8:30pm June 11th5:30-8:30pm In this class, students will have the option of choosing one of a variety of designs! Please prepare to arrive to our first class session on time or even a few minutes early. Due to the flow and pacing of class, it's very difficult to catch-up folks who arrive more than a few minutes late. Class Description: This introductory stained glass class will teach you all of the basics of the Tiffany/Copper-Foil technique of stained glass from start to finish, and you’ll go home with a finished stained glass piece of your own! No prior stained glass experience is necessary. For this course, designs will be provided, though we will discuss a few design basics. Students will get to explore the magical colors and textures of stained glass by picking out their own sheet glass to use for their project. You will learn how to score, cut, and break glass, how to grind the glass to get the pieces to fit smoothly against each other, and how to apply copper foil tape. Lastly, you will learn how to solder your piece and clean it so that you can go home with a beautiful finished piece of your own! The course will cover how to use and maintain the various tools necessary for stained glass, and we will also discuss various safety and protective measures that should be taken throughout the stained glass process. Teacher Bio: My name is Maddie and I am the one-woman show behind Optic Mojo Glassworks, my stained glass studio and business. I am an East Coast native from Baltimore, Maryland and I moved to Oregon in 2020 for grad school and have lived here ever since. I picked up stained glass thanks to my parents, who were hobbyists before I was born. My dad taught me stained glass in 2019, and since then I’ve made hundreds of pieces ranging from smaller ornament-sized pieces, to medium-sized suncatchers, to some larger one to two-foot panels. Currently, I work out of my home studio and I’m drawn to a wide range of subject matter from the abstract and geometric, to fun critters and nature-based concepts. I highly value sustainability and frequently incorporate sustainable practices into my work. When I’m not at my day-job or in the studio, you can find me gardening, hanging out with my dog, cooking, or playing the piano. Ioccasionally vend with my work around town, such as at Whiteaker Community Market and other pop-ups, and I love getting to engage and share my work with the community. I encourage you to check out my Instagram (@opticmojoglassworks) or Facebook, where I post updates, announcements about new pieces, insights into my process, and where to find me and my work locally. Other Important Class Info: This class is for ages 16+. This class is not recommended to those who are pregnant or nursing due to working with lead. This class will require hand, arm, and back strength and mobility, fine motor skills, and some longer periods of sitting and standing. By signing up for this class you are acknowledging these requirements. If you need any accommodations, please reach out to the instructor (opticmojoglassworks@gmail.com) prior to the class. Please arrive to class wearing close-toed shoes, clothes you don't mind getting dirty, and long hair tied back. Protective equipment will be provided but if you have your own that you'd prefer to bring, that is great too. These would include safety glasses, safety goggles, lightweight work gloves, and a respirator mask. Wildling Collaborative Arts is an Artists Collective in Eugene OR founded in 2023. We offer a membership ceramics studio which is the only 24/7 ceramics studio in Eugene. We are also home to Viking Textile Makers Space, a textile makers space founded here in Eugene by Mitra Gruwell. We host workshops and classes in our large classroom space as well as offer private studio for local small businesses in Eugene. Mystic Fables Leather runs their leather making business in one of our private rental studios, along with other local Eugene artists. We have recently opened up our gallery space to host the works of local Eugene artists. We are active in the Whitaker community and participate in the Whitaker Last Friday Art Walk. Wildling Collaborative Arts is an accessible and inclusive space. Cancelation Policy: If you need to cancel due to any reason, Wildling needs two full weeks before the class start date for you to receive credit towards another class and 4 weeks to receive a full refund. This class is subject to cancellation if sign ups are below our 4 person minimum. In this case you will be notified at least 3 days before the class is set to begin.