Wednesday: Fused Glass Ornament [Ages 8-Adult] at Whole World Arts

Learn how to make your own keepsake glass ornament. This class will be 2 hours long and the participants will learn how to make 3 ornaments. The class will include instruction on how to design several ornaments for tack fusing, including cutting small pieces of glass and using a flame to shape glass stringers. The participants will glue their ornaments and the teaching artist will take the pieces and fuse them in her kiln in her studio. The pieces will be returned in 7-10 days, complete with a silver-plated bail for hanging on their tree. Material cost is $30 which includes glass base, dots and stringers, and bail for ornaments, which is due to the teaching artist at the beginning of the workshop.

Adults are now required to provide proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test taken within 2 days of the in-person event or class. Classes, workshops, and events held in all spaces at the art center and Whole World Arts utilize an HVAC system supplemented with portable HEPA filtration systems. Classes and event seating are spaced appropriately to allow 3 - 6 ft. of social distancing. Acrylic barriers are utilized, as needed. Mask wearing is strongly encouraged for all adults, and required for all youth classes. All our staff and Teaching Artists have been vaccinated. High-touch surfaces are wiped down regularly using certified cleaning agents. Hand sanitizer is available in all spaces. Youth visual arts classes have their own sanitized art supplies to be used.

 
About the Teaching Artist

Stephanie Baness received her Bachelor of Fine Art from Mundelein College (Chicago) and her Master of Liberal Arts at University of Chicago.  After a detour into the legal field, she left her career to study glass at Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario.  Upon completion of her glass studies, she relocated to New Jersey and started Moxie Sorbet Designs, a glass studio located in Passaic, N.J.  Moxie Sorbet Designs is a fused glass studio that specializes in handmade glass accessories for the home.  These designs combine beauty with function through the use of jewel tones and unusual shapes.  Each handcrafted bowl is jewelry for your home, accenting your living space with pops of color.  Moxie Sorbet Designs is committed to creating functional pieces of art to use every day.