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.
Participants explored how local plants and Coast Salish teachings lead us toward building social-emotional skills. This one-day workshop included mental health skills along with learning how to craft tea blends, cooking, and other activities. Participants discovered the gifts of the forest to understand the value and significance of Native ways of knowing and build a reciprocal relationship with Pilchuck’s majestic sacred grounds.
About Nakia DeMiero
Nakia DeMiero, a descendant of the Isleta and Santa Clara Pueblos from New Mexico, is a Traditional Herbalist and Plant Educator. She has developed and taught a curriculum focused on supporting behavioral health, reclaiming healthier lifestyles, and revitalizing traditional spaces. Nakia has a deep love for her plants and is passionate about sharing their wealth.
This immersive workshop introduced participants to fragrance blending techniques, structure, and materials. Students worked with a wide range of professional grade botanical essences and as a group, harvested and distilled their own forest hydrosol on the beautiful Pilchuck campus tree farm. Each student left with an 8ml glass bottle of their own unique alcohol-based perfume.
About Emily Endo
Emily Endo (they/them) is an artist, educator, and perfumer based in Joshua Tree, CA and Stanwood, WA. They received an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2010 and a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2006. Emily served as a faculty member at the Oregon College of Art and Craft from 2010-2018 and as the Chair of the OCAC Fibers Department from 2013-2018. From 2010 - 2018 they worked as a mentor and committee member in the Pacific Northwest College of Art and Oregon College of Art and Craft Applied Craft + Design MFA program. Emily has worked with students of all ages and backgrounds - from 2010 - 2012 they taught visual arts classes at PHAME Academy for adults with developmental disabilities and children’s wilderness survival and craft classes at Trackers NW. Recent workshop venues include Haystack Mountain School of Crafts (Deer Isle, ME), Museum of Craft + Design (San Francisco, CA), Northlands Creative (Lybster, UK), WildCraft Studio School (Portland, OR), and Caldera Arts Center (Sisters, OR), and Pilchuck Glass School (Standwood, WA).
This workshop offered a unique opportunity for participants to explore the rich cultural practice of traditional cedar carving. Over two full-day sessions, students were immersed in the traditional craft, using authentic tools and techniques to create their own cedar rattles. This hands-on experience not only taught the practical aspects of carving but also imparted a foundational appreciation for the intricate Salish designs, connecting learners to a storied artistic tradition.
About Brian Perry
Brian Perry is a S’Klallam artist practicing his traditionally inspired works in both time-honored and contemporary ways and materials. Brian’s work includes everything from drums, rattles and masks to large carved relief panels, totem poles, metal sculptures and Northwest coast canoes.
Brian has studied with some of the most respected names in Pacific Northwest Native style art, and his expertise and talent have been recognized through commissions from entities throughout the region. For 20 years Brian’s art was done as time allowed while working for Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, but in 2014 he took the leap and has made art his full- time pursuit.
Brian lives and works just an hour north of Seattle, surrounded and inspired by the waters of the Salish Sea.
Every summer since 1971 the glass world has come together for innovative and rigorous workshops with an international cohort of instructors and artists. In 2025 we will host seven sessions.
The summer is filled with an all-star roster including Jen Elek, Annette Blair, Ben Edols, Jessica Loughlin, Sibelly, Danny Coyle, Dante Marioni and more. An advanced topics Spring Session will include an opportunity to be a part of Pilchuck history by rebuilding one of the program furnaces with Fred Metz. Session 3 will see the return of lampworking maestro Lucio Bubacco for a 30-year reunion of his Flame to Furnace collaboration with Brian Kerkvliet and Ed Schmid. Preston Singletary and Martin Janecký will bring their combined approach to Session 4. Silvia Levenson returns during Session 5, Pilchuck’s first bi-lingual (Spanish/English) session.
Join us for another transformative year on the hill.
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