Fridays, April 25 - May 30
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Are you interested in customized moldz for the hot shop? Boy do we have the class for you!
Join us on a journey into the world of rapid prototyping with inexpensive materials! We will begin learning how to take a simple profile and create a digital file to 3D print. Once printed we will move into the mold studio to create the reusable investment mold before taking those into the hot shop to make our vessels. We will finish out the class covering basics finishing techniques for the mold blown objects, but most of all we will be having fun.
What to Expect: Students will work together and learn to manipulate molten glass (2000 degrees). Safety, 3d printing, blow molds, and tools will all be covered in a fun and exciting environment. The hot shop is a loud studio, and can get quite warm. Read more about how to prepare for class on our Registration Info page.
Eligibility: No previous experience required. Open to ages 14 and up.
Pick-up: The glass needs to cool down overnight, so the students will have to return to UrbanGlass once notified to pick up their work.
This is an in-person class taking place on-site at UrbanGlass. Health and safety guidelines will be emailed to you upon registration.
Bio:
Malcolm Kriegel Brooklyn born artist Malcolm Kriegel began his career as a maker in high school. He learned wood, metal, and fiber skills at the Fiorello H LaGuardia High School for Music Art and the Performing Arts. He was later introduced to glass at Tulane University’s Newcomb Art Department, earning his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2018. Kriegel has since incorporated glass into his mixed media sculptures revolving around creating and navigating interpersonal relationships.
Jessi Moore Moore’s work as a glass maker has led her to travel, show and teach nationally. She currently teaches for NYU at UrbanGlass and has been a resident artist at Haystack Mountain School of Craft. Moore has lectured on mold blown glass for the Getty and Pate de Verre processes for The Glass Art Society Conference. She has taught at nationally recognized institutions such as The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, Pittsburgh Glass Center and Penland School of Craft. Moore currently works as a freelance artist, fabricator and instructor in Brooklyn NY.