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Become a Pilchuck Magic Maker

Become a Pilchuck Magic Maker

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Session 05

Story Keeping

Aug 3

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Aug 14, 2024

Participants may select one workshop per session, during which they will be fully immersed in a vibrant educational environment on the breathtaking Pilchuck campus for the duration of the session. All participants eat, work, and sleep on campus for the entire session. Days include intensive instruction and demos throughout the day and evening, as well as ample opportunities for personal exploration and studio time. Housing is warm and rustic and most accommodations require a brief walk through fields and forest to reach the studios.

Instructors
Rocko Belloso
Eddy Bennett
Jason Christian & Walter Lieberman
Dave Walters & KCJ Szwedzinski
Bohyun Yoon
Artists in Residence
Mercedes Mühleisen
Ben Wright
Gaffers
Julia Malia Cordi
Jason McDonald
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Application information
All Levels

Advanced: 5+ years of frequent practice in the technique(s) listed

Intermediate: 2-4 years of frequent practice in the technique(s) listed

Beginner: 0-1 years of frequent practice in the technique(s) listed

All Levels: Encompasses all of the above, all are welcome

Creating Narratives In 2d: Borosilicate Cut & Flip Techniques

Aug
03
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Aug
14
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Instructed by 
Rocko Belloso
Workshop Topics:
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In this intensive class, students will learn how to make representational images in borosilicate glass through stringer drawing. Techniques covered include cut and flip, disk flip, and sock flip, as well as hybrid combinations of these elements. Demos and hands-on torch work will guide students to create images and apply them to vessels, pendants, and functional sculpture. Previous drawing experience is not required.

Workshop details
Workshop full
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Applications open Oct 1
Applications are closed
All Levels

Advanced: 5+ years of frequent practice in the technique(s) listed

Intermediate: 2-4 years of frequent practice in the technique(s) listed

Beginner: 0-1 years of frequent practice in the technique(s) listed

All Levels: Encompasses all of the above, all are welcome

Do You See What I'm Saying?

Aug
03
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Aug
14
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Instructed by 
Shannon Brunskill
Workshop Topics:
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We will explore different ways to visually communicate ideas, feelings, and stories. Using various kiln-forming techniques such as casting, Pâte de verre, and slumping, we will create small scale narrative objects which will then be combined with each other, the environment, prints, or found objects, to convey one’s mental state, emotion, or personal stories.

Workshop details
Workshop full
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Apply now
Applications open Oct 1
Applications are closed
All Levels

Advanced: 5+ years of frequent practice in the technique(s) listed

Intermediate: 2-4 years of frequent practice in the technique(s) listed

Beginner: 0-1 years of frequent practice in the technique(s) listed

All Levels: Encompasses all of the above, all are welcome

Harkening Glass

Aug
03
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Aug
14
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Instructed by 
Bohyun Yoon
Workshop Topics:
No items found.

Through careful observation we will consider the potential of glass. Various collaborative and experimental demonstrations will explore how one manages optics and sound to broaden the student’s understanding of the material’s possibility. We will delve beyond physical manipulation of glass with respect and thoughtfulness for the material. This class will encourage investigations into the innate properties of glass. Our studio process will be taught in a traditional glass studio as well as a computer media lab.

Workshop details
Workshop full
Apply now
Apply now
Applications open Oct 1
Applications are closed
Intermediate

Advanced: 5+ years of frequent practice in the technique(s) listed

Intermediate: 2-4 years of frequent practice in the technique(s) listed

Beginner: 0-1 years of frequent practice in the technique(s) listed

All Levels: Encompasses all of the above, all are welcome

Imageination

Aug
03
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Aug
14
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Instructed by 
Dave Walters & KCJ Szwedzinski
Workshop Topics:
No items found.

This course focuses on different methods of transferring imagery onto blown glass. Students will learn the fundamentals of applying glass enamels via screen printing and calligraphy pen. With an emphasis on story telling through imagery, we will divide our time between the hot shop, making forms, and the print shop, creating images on screens. Emphasis will be placed on teamwork, sketching, and ideation.

Workshop details
Workshop full
Apply now
Apply now
Applications open Oct 1
Applications are closed
All Levels

Advanced: 5+ years of frequent practice in the technique(s) listed

Intermediate: 2-4 years of frequent practice in the technique(s) listed

Beginner: 0-1 years of frequent practice in the technique(s) listed

All Levels: Encompasses all of the above, all are welcome

Now And Then: Mining History For Inspiration

Aug
03
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Aug
14
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Instructed by 
Jason Christian & Walter Lieberman
Workshop Topics:
No items found.

We will take a wide-ranging look at the History of Glass with an eye towards providing inspiration and source material for your contemporary artmaking. We will look for ideas across a broad spectrum of human endeavor, not only in the aesthetics of the glass, but also in the social, economic, scientific, and political circumstances of the times which shaped it.

Workshop details
Workshop full
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Applications open Oct 1
Applications are closed
All Levels

Advanced: 5+ years of frequent practice in the technique(s) listed

Intermediate: 2-4 years of frequent practice in the technique(s) listed

Beginner: 0-1 years of frequent practice in the technique(s) listed

All Levels: Encompasses all of the above, all are welcome

Victorian Signpainting And Gilding

Aug
03
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Aug
14
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Instructed by 
Eddy Bennett
Workshop Topics:
No items found.

In this course you will discover the traditional techniques of Victorian reverse-glass signmaking. This includes such methods as 23kt gold water/oil gilding, gold leaf burnishing, Boston-style gilding, damar varnishing, brush blending, and signwriting. Using all of these techniques, you will create a beautiful gold leaf-mirrored glass sign.

Workshop details
Workshop full
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Applications open Oct 1
Applications are closed

Artist in Residence

Mercedes Mühleisen

Mercedes Mühleisen (b.1983, Austria), is an Oslo-based artist working primarily with video installation and performance. Through her work she seeks to give language and expression to processes and situations that lie outside, or to the side of, an anthropocentric logic, and which bring up previously neglected voices.

Artist in Residence

Ben Wright

Ben Wright holds degrees from Dartmouth College, the Appalachian Center for Crafts, and Rhode Island School of Design. He has taught and exhibited his unique approach to art making at numerous schools across the US and abroad in Germany, Turkey, Denmark, Japan, Belgium, Poland and Australia.

Gaffer

Julia Malia Cordi

Gaffer

Jason McDonald

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2025
Program

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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2025 Program
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May 7
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May 16, 2025

Spring Session

Session 01
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May 22
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May 29, 2025

Construction

Session 02
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Jun 4
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Jun 15, 2025

Living with Glass

Session 03
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Jun 20
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Jul 1, 2025

Placemaking

Session 04
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Jul 6
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Jul 23, 2025

Archetypes and Icons

Session 05
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Aug 7
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Aug 18, 2025

Traducción

Session 06
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Aug 30
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Sep 10, 2025

Nature and Illusion

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Pilchuck Glass School is recognized as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and is an equal opportunity employer.

Pilchuck Glass School is located on the ancestral homelands of the Skagit, Tulalip, and Stillaguamish tribes, who continue to thrive and who are the contemporary custodians of the land where our campus is situated. We honor the ancestors and respect the elders of the past and present of these tribes.

Pilchuck does not discriminate on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, nationality or ethnic origin in employment or in artistic or educational programs.

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