Intermediate Kiln Formed Glass | July 22nd – 26th, 2013

 

This one week intermediate fusing and slumping class will explore more advanced color applications and experiment with kiln forming techniques. The class will use the unique characteristics of glass to engage dialogs around art, design, and architecture; helping each student to find their unique voice or vision. We will incorporate intricate cutting and layering, as well as manipulate glass powders and tools to achieve a wide range of patterns and effects in glass. This class will reinforce fundamental techniques and applications as well as encourage students to try new things, and to be inventive with the material. An introduction class or previous experience is recommended.

BIO

Nathan Watson currently lives and works in San Francisco as an artist, designer, and instructor. Nathan has been directing San Francisco State University’s small glass program for 5 years and recently became the Executive Director of Public Glass, San Francisco’s only public access glass facility. A Kentucky native, Nathan received a B.A. in history from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, where he also began investigating glass as a way to transform storied narratives into a visual medium. In search of a unique skill set, Nathan studied glass blowing, casting, fusing, and moldmaking, in Providence, Rhode Island with some of the most skilled, innovative, and influential American glass artists. Before pursuing his graduate studies at California College of Arts in 2004, he received grants and awards from the Rhode Island Foundation, and the Rhode Island Council For the Arts for his work concerning local crafts, identity, and immigration. Nathan’s current work can be seen in San Francisco at Refusalon Gallery, and his latest design project was recently unveiled at The Chocolate Lab in San Francisco.

This one week intermediate fusing and slumping class will explore more advanced color applications and experiment with kiln forming techniques.  The class will use the unique characteristics of glass to engage dialogs around art, design, and architecture; helping each student to find their unique voice or vision. We will incorporate intricate cutting and layering, as well as manipulate glass powders and tools to achieve a wide range of patterns and effects in glass.  This class will reinforce fundamental techniques and applications as well as encourage students to try new things, and to be inventive with the material.  An introduction class or previous experience is recommended.