Art Glass Technical Specialization

Our second, advanced course is aimed at glass-blowing students and individuals who already know the basics of working with glass. The course consists of 10+ lecture videos, 15+ hot-shop exercise videos, and 10+ technical illustration videos, plus video interviews with glass professionals, and a community of teachers and students. All lecture videos have English subtitles, and all exercise and technical illustration videos have English voiceover. You will have full access to our community of teachers and students. Completing a final project is required to pass the course. The course contents will be published in weekly batches during Spring 2025. In order to fully benefit from the course contents, you should have access to a glass-blowing hot shop. The course is arranged by Mafka & Alakoski glass studio. Read more about The Art Glass Academy at https://theartglassacademy.com

Course Curriculum

14 Chapters · 61 Lessons

1
Introduction to the Art Glass Academy
1. Course Overview Free preview
2. (Included in full purchase)
  Welcome to the course: Meet your instructors
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  Lecture: Tools and Safety Essentials in the Hot Shop
2
Steam Stick Technique
1. Module Overview Free preview
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  Lecture: Steam Stick Technique
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  Exercise 1: Steam Stick Technique
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  Technical Illustration 1: Steam stick blowing
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Overlay techniques
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  Lecture: Overlay techniques
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  Exercise 1: Overlay cup
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  Exercise 2: Overlay from the top
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  Technical Illustration 1: Overlay techniques
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  Exercise 3: Swedish overlay
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  Technical Illustration 3: Swedish overlay
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Graal
1. Module Overview Free preview
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  Lecture: The Decorative Possibilities of Graal Technique
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  Exercise 1: Carving the graal design
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  Exercise 2: Blowing the graal vase
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  Technical Illustration 1: Graal technique
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Filigree technique
1. Module Overview Free preview
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  Lecture: Filigree Technique
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  Exercise 1: Pulling filigree canes
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  Technical Illustration 1: Pulling simple filigree canes
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  Technical Illustration 2: Complex filigree canes
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  Exercise 2: Making a filigree vase with a filigree mold
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  Technical Illustration 3: Filigree with a mold
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  Exercise 3: Italian style filigree with a rollup technique
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  Technical Illustration 4: Roll-up filigree
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Roll-up Technique with Recycled Glass
1. Module Overview Free preview
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  Lecture: Roll-up tehnique
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  Exercise 1: Roll-up Technique with Recycled Glass
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  Technical Illustration 1: Roll-up tehnique
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Incalmo
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  Lecture: Incalmo
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  Exercise 1: Incalmo vase
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  Technical Illustration 1: Incalmo
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Reverse Axis
1. Module Overview Free preview
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  Lecture: Reverse Axis Technique with Filigree, Incalmo, and More
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  Exercise 1: Crafting a Filigree Vase with Reverse Axis
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  Technical Illustration 1: Reverse Axis
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Sculpting
1. Module Overview Free preview
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  Lecture: Sculpting
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  Exercise 1: Flower with colored and transparent petals
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  Exercise 2: Mushrooms
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  Exercise 3: Sculpting from inside out
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Goblets
1. Module Overview Free preview
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  Lecture: Goblets
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  Exercise 1: Goblet in two stages
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  Technical Illustration 1: Goblet in two stages
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  Exercise 2: Goblet in three stages
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  Technical Illustration 2: Goblet in three stages
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  Exercise 3: Italian-style goblet
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  Technical Illustration 4: Italian-style goblet
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Decorating blown pieces with lampworking technique
1. Module Overview Free preview
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  Lecture: Decorating blown pieces with lampworking technique
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  Exercise 1: Decorating blown pieces with lampworking technique
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Extras: Interviews with Professionals
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  Interview: TBA
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  Interview: TBA
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  Interview: TBA
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Final Project
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  Final project assignment
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Archived Q&A Sessions
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  Q&A Session (April 14, 2025)

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The Art Glass Academy: Art Glass Technical Specialization

Course Curriculum

Introduction to the Art Glass Academy

Steam Stick Technique

Overlay techniques

Graal

Filigree technique

Roll-up Technique with Recycled Glass

Incalmo

Reverse Axis

Sculpting

Goblets

Decorating blown pieces with lampworking technique

Extras: Interviews with Professionals

Final Project

Archived Q&A Sessions

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