2011 Pre and Post-Conference Workshops
For more details and to register, please contact the studios directly.
Pratt Fine Art Center
1902 S Main Street, Seattle, WA 98144, 206.328.2200, kmiller@pratt.org
www.pratt.org
Richard La Londe Studio
Freeland, WA, 360.730.2166, lalonde@whidbey.com
www.richardlalonde.com
Seattle Glassblowing Studio
2227 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121, 206.448.2181, sgs@seattleglassblowing.com
www.seattleglassblowing.com
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
 4-Day Sculpture Workshop
Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen and Jasen Johnsen
Seattle Glassblowing Studio
4 Days: May 27-30, 10 am - 6 pm. $745.
2 years experience required; 9 students
The class will focus on sculpting, color application, torch work, garage work, textures, and teamwork.
Advanced Fusing and Design Elements
Patty Gray
Pratt Fine Art Center
5 Days: May 26-30, 9:30 am - 5:30 pm. $680.
Intermediate; 8 students
Experiment with numerous advanced kilnworking techniques, including combing and pattern bars, as well as fusing and slumping thicker work.
Dancing with the Diva
Laura Donefer
Pratt Fine Art Center
4 Days: May 27-30, 9:30 am - 5:30 pm. $720.
At least 1 year of recent hot-shop experience; 6 students
Experiment with texture, color, and idea development, all under the guise of having way too much fun in the hot shop.
Introduction to Vitreography: Printing from Glass Plates
Morgan Sims and Elli Bemis
Pratt Fine Art Center
4 Days: May 27-30, 9:30 am - 5:30 pm. $410.
All levels; 10 students
Students will explore methods of engraving, sandblasting, and etching to create prints that are embossed and rich in color and detail.
 Kilncast Mold Making: Floating Cores for Hollow Work
Susan Balshor
Pratt Fine Art Center
3 Days: May 30-31, 10 am - 4 pm; June 6, 10 am - 2 pm. $260.
Beginning and continuing; 8 students
Molds for hollow work, both vessels and sculpture, require a unique approach. Learn through demonstration and hands-on experience.
More Color!
Karina Guévin
Pratt Fine Art Center
4 Days: May 27-30, 9:30 am - 5:30 pm. $420.
All levels; 8 students
Gain a solid foundation in basic and advanced bead-making skills with an unusual twist!
POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
Frit Fusing on Whidbey Island
Richard La Londe
 Richard La Londe Studio (Whidbey Island)
4 Days: June 6-9, 10 am - 5 pm. $725
8 hands-on projects - limit 12 participants.
Come and spend some time on beautiful Whidbey Island, located 30 miles north of Seattle. Using Bullseye glass, create (3) 8" x 8" fused tiles, slump a bowl, and make an aluminum mounting system. Also fuse/slump recycled window glass and enamels in a beach-sand mold. Lunch and materials included. Local lodging available.
Graphic Glass: Screenprinting for Kilnformers
Jeffrey Sarmiento
Pratt Fine Art Center
3 Days: June 6-8, 9:30 am - 5:30 pm. $410.
Intermediate/Advanced; 8 students
Cross over from pen and ink to computer, from kiln room to print studio; incorporate your imagery into glass artwork.
Lampwork: Beyond the Usual
Bandhu Scott Dunham
Pratt Fine Art Center
4 Days: June 6- 9, 9:30 am - 5:30 pm. $460.
Intermediate; 8 students
Through demos and hands-on practice time, learn new technical skills and methods for generating new ideas and enhancing your creative style.
Paper to Piece, Confessions of a Gentleman Gaffer
Jay Macdonell
Pratt Fine Art Center
4 Days: June 6- 9, 9:30 am - 5:30 pm. $720.
Intermediate (at least 2 years of recent glassblowing); 6 students
Learn different aspects of and approaches to glass, from start to finish. Achieve your goals through problem-solving and sculpting, or blowing.
Secrets Revealed
Scott Darlington
Seattle Glassblowing Studio
4 Days: June 5- 8, 10 am - 6 pm. $745.
Intermediate glassblowing skills required; 9 students
Learn to deconstruct objects through drawing and to reassemble pieces and parts through glassmaking. Plus: debunking hot-shop myths!
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