Registration Closes on September 15, 2025.
Wednesday Evening: Stained Glass for Beginners
Are you fascinated by stained glass? Have you ever wanted to try creating your own? In Stained Glass for Beginners, you will learn the basics of this unique glass art in five weeks! From proper tool usage, including how to safely score and break glass, you will complete your own 8" x 10 " stained glass window from a provided pattern. This course is perfect for inexperienced glass artists and glass fusers looking to expand their glass knowledge, and it is a great refresher course if it's been a while.
The $30 supply fee is paid to the instructor during the first class and includes all supplies except for the glass for the project. Glass should be purchased after choosing your pattern and brought in or purchased through the GFC online store for the second week of class.
Required to bring:
- $30 Supply fee
- 1 sheet 10" x 12" of single pane window glass*
- 2-3 colors of glass** (purchased by the 2nd week of class)
- Optional: Safety glasses (glasses are supplied, but may not fit well if you wear glasses)
Supply fee includes:
- Project pattern (printed)
- Sharpie
- Glue stick
- Pattern shears & scissors
- Pliers: Running, breaking, & grozing
- Glass score (pistol grip)
- Straight edge & square ruler
- Cutting platform
- Homasote board
- Brackets/layout blocks
- Push pins
- Copper foil (adhesive back)
- Burnisher & ceramic tile
- U-Channel for framing & Wire hangers
- 60/40 Solid core solder
- Soldering iron with Stand
- Solder iron brush & flux brush
- Chemicals: Flux, flux neutralizer, patina
- Finishing wax
- Scrubbies, sponges, & towels
- Cleaning supplies
*Purchase a single sheet of window replacement glass at Lowe's Home Improvement or at a glass replacement shop. Approximately 10" x 12," you should not need a larger sheet. The instructor will have some sheets available for purchase.
**Glass may be purchased on our online store.
Please order by the Sunday before the second class, as orders are filled on Tuesday evenings only. Your purchases will be ready for you to pick up at the beginning of the second class.
What to Wear:
- Closed toe shoes
- Long pants
Location:
Temple Emanu-El, 2550 Pali Hwy., Honolulu, HI 96817
(Turn Left onto Jack Lane from Pali Hwy., and make your first left into the parking lot).
Class Clean-up Session:
We ask that all students participate in the Studio Maintenance and Class Clean-up that is held between semesters. The date will be announced soon after class begins, or you can check our Class Cleanup page for more information. A reminder will be emailed to you before the end of the session.
Note: Please do not bring outside scrap glass to class, we only use COE 96 glass and cannot guarantee the glass you purchased elsewhere is the right coefficient for our firing schedule. COE 90 or non-fusing glass will contaminate our work space and cause problems if it gets into our scrap glass that is for sale.
About the Instructor:
Katt Marshall has glass in her veins. Her exposure to glass arts started at a young age, as her mom was an avid stained glass artist in the mid to late 80s. However, Katt didn't catch the glass bug until completing her Interdisciplinary Crafts degree at Towson University in 2005. She strives to incorporate glass works into her life whenever she can. While earning her MA in Arts Administration and an MFA in Communication Design at Kuztown University, she geared many of her projects to include glass art components. She wanted to show how stained glass is a versatile storyboard from the creative to the designer.
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