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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Working with a variety of textured, frosted, and iridized clear glass, our focus will be on transparency/translucence as it facilitates external color transfer. We'll custom-tint cement mortars (our adhesive), which will lend color to the glass pieces as we set them into a mosaic design, noticing the effect of the glass surface texture on color intensity.
Students will choose from several compositions, select/cut/shape/arrange pieces on a template, mix/apply mortar, and finally set their mosaic into mortar in a prepared frame.
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 previous experience is necessary. This workshop will include a 30 minute lunch break.
Students may bring lunch or visit one of the nearby restaurants in Seattle's Pioneer Square.
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 previous experience is necessary. This workshop will include a 30 minute lunch break.
Students may bring lunch or visit one of the nearby restaurants in Seattle's Pioneer Square.
"Wait, is that {insert type of glass here}?!" Working with a variety of types of opaque glass, we'll explore ways to alter their standard appearance (cutting, shaping, texturing) and use the altered and standard versions together in a mosaic composition for contrast and subtle surprise. Students will choose from several compositions and materials, select/alter/arrange pieces on a template, mix/apply mortar, and finally set their mosaic into mortar in a prepared frame.
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 previous experience is necessary. This workshop will include a 30 minute lunch break.
Students may bring lunch or visit one of the nearby restaurants in Seattle's Pioneer Square.
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 previous experience is necessary. This workshop will include a 30 minute lunch break.
Students may bring lunch or visit one of the nearby restaurants in Seattle's Pioneer Square.
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!
