Our Crafts Workshops, hosted on the historic Pilchuck Glass School campus or in our Seattle studio, focus on the regenerative use of materials found in the natural environment or offer an accessible introduction to glass making. These workshops are a rare opportunity to get a taste of the breathtaking and historic Pilchuck Glass School campus and dip your toe into the world of glass art and design.
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This one-day workshop is all about getting comfortable with flameworking. Students will learn the basics of flameworking and then dive into hands-on techniques for preparing to working with tubing and basic shaping. Students will be introduced to core flameworking techniques, layering, fuming, silvering and design. Students will leave the workshop with a better understanding of flameworking with boro and at least one finished piece.
No experience requried. Lunch will be provided in Pilchuck's historic lodge.
Participants age 14+ are welcome. Parents or guardians must sign up alongside participants under the age of 18.
This workshop is for absolute beginners who want to learn the basics of stained glass while turning their very own design into a sun catcher. Students may work from a selection of designs or work with the instructor to develop a design that fits within an 8x8 inch square. This workshop will cover how to cut and grind glass to fit a pattern, apply copper foil, and solder the glass together using the Tiffany technique. All materials and tools are provided, you need only bring your curiosity. Each student will leave with a finished and ready to hang stained glass design.
No experience requried. Lunch will be provided in Pilchuck's historic lodge.
Participants age 14+ are welcome. Parents or guardians must sign up alongside participants under the age of 18.
This immersive workshop introduces participants to the fundamentals of fragrance blending, including structure, materials, and technique. Students will work with a wide range of professional-grade botanical extracts and natural isolates. As a group, we will harvest plant material and distill a forest hydrosol on Pilchuck’s beautiful tree farm campus. Each student will leave with an 8 ml glass bottle of their own unique, alcohol-based perfume.
No experience required. Lunch will be provided in Pilchuck's historic lodge.
Participants age 14+ are welcome. Parents or guardians must sign up alongside participants under the age of 18.
In this two-day workshop, participants will learn the basics of working with soft glass. Students will learn how to navigate the hot shop, incorporate color into pieces, and make art like paper weights and ornaments. Using tools, breath, and heat, each participant will have a chance to learn how the glass reacts to what is happening around it. Students will acquire a better understanding of how the glass turns from a liquid into a colorful, solid piece of art!
No experience requried. Lunch will be provided in Pilchuck's historic lodge.
Participants age 14+ are welcome. Parents or guardians must sign up alongside participants under the age of 18.
All skill levels welcome! In this course you'll learn how the shaping of individual pieces with simple cutting tools (nippers and a glass cutter) creates the directionality and appealing flow of mosaic.
Students will customize the provided design, choose from a selection of glass and tile, cut quantities of various shapes and sizes, arrange them on a template, transfer their design to a substrate, and finally transfer their mosaic piece by piece into mortar.
Pilchuck's 2026 Program is not to be missed. Back by popular demand, we have several returning Guest Artists. Boyd Sugiki and Lisa Zerkowitz return to guide participants in honing shapes, heat control and color applications in the hot shop. Raven Skyriver and Kelly O'Dell will be back at it, bringing nature to life in the hot shop through hot sculpting. Eddy Bennett will be returning with his mentor Dave Smith to impart their masterful Victorian reverse signpainting techniques. For the first time, Pilchuck brings Peter V Hermansson and Bjørn Friborg to explore narrative expression through the Swedish Graal technique while Ashley Harris and Matthew Day Perez will take kiln-forming techniques to new heights through unconventional mold-making methods. Our first ever Design Session (Session 6: Form) will pair designers, artists and fabricators to push the boundaries of glass in design.
With all this and so much more, there is something for absolutely anyone ready to either start their glass journey or take it to the next level. Combining a deep focus on glass, access to a variety of resources, a picturesque Pacific Northwest campus and an ever-expanding international community of artists, Pilchuck has become the most comprehensive educational center in the world for glass artists. As always, Pilchuck's 2026 Program pulls together the legendary and emerging leaders in glass. We hope you choose to join us!
