April 03 - May 15, 2024
Stained Glass
Azalea Recreation Center • 1600 72ND ST N St. Petersburg, FL 33710 Organized by St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation
Registration closed.
About this event
Description
This class is designed for beginning students – those with no experience or who have not worked in stained glass in the last five years. Each course will last three calendar months and no new students can join once the course has started. Class will run Wednesdays from 5:30-8:00pm.All tools, equipment and glass will be provided for class use. If students have their own tools they may bring them as long as they are clearly marked as their own. In addition to the $33.00 monthly class fee payable to the Azalea center, a one-time charge of $25 payable to the instructor at the first class, will cover consumable supplies such as copper foil, flux and solder. The center has a supply of stained glass that is available at no cost.
The first class will consist of an introduction to the tools and machines that will be used. Glass cutting skills will be taught, first using lightweight practice glass (such as used for picture frames), then with art glass scraps. Students will be introduced to the first of three projects, a small heart shaped suncatcher. This will take students through the entire basic process of stained glass, including cutting, grinding, foiling and soldering. Students can be expected to take approximately two or three weekly sessions to complete this.
The second project will be a larger suncatcher. Students will be offered a choice of patterns. Depending on how quickly they pick up the skills, the second project will take approximately a month of classes to complete.
The final project will be a small panel. The instructor will offer a selection of patterns suitable to the skills students have demonstrated in previous projects.
During the three months of the class session, no new students will be accepted. If the final project is not finished by the end of the session, a student will be allowed to register for one additional month only if the incoming class is not filled.
Please note that closed toe shoes must be worn in this class.
Age Category
Adult
Location
AAC Pottery Room at Azalea Recreation Center
Instructor
Julia Larson
Age and Gender
Ages 18-255 · Co-Ed