cost of glass working courses

On the average, how much should an introductory glassworking course cost?
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"Allan Adler" wrote in message
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On the average, how much should an introductory glassworking course cost?
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Yellow pages... GLASS, STAINED & LEADED.... good luck!

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You are still not saying what kind of glassworking - furnace costs more
than lampworking costs more than stained glass. Check the internet, say
UrbanGlass or the Studio at the Corning Museum of Glass for the first two,
Yellow Pages for much more local for latter two on smaller scale.

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Mike Firth
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"Allan Adler" wrote in message
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On the average, how much should an introductory glassworking course cost?
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Ignorantly,
Allan Adler
* Disclaimer: I am a guest and *not* a member of the MIT CSAIL. My actions
and
* comments do not reflect in any way on MIT. Also, I am nowhere near
Boston.

It is really one of those 'it all depends' situations.
As Mike said - depends on the technique you want to learn - some use
more expensive equipment/setups than others.
Depends on how long the course will be
Depends on what amount of skill or to what level (hobbyist/trade
etc)you will be taught.
Depends on how many other students will share your teacher's time
Depends on how highly the teacher/company values their time/skills -
if they can command high charges for commission work why should they
spend time teaching for peanuts ;-

Best thing would be to contact anywhere you would like to learn from
and see what they offer and for how much and then choose what fits
your pockets and aspirations.
Some people are happy 'just' to make something nice to take home -
some want to learn in a structured way to a commercial standard and
many fall between the two.

"Allan Adler" wrote in message
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On the average, how much should an introductory glassworking course cost?
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Ignorantly,
Allan Adler
* Disclaimer: I am a guest and *not* a member of the MIT CSAIL. My actions
and
* comments do not reflect in any way on MIT. Also, I am nowhere near
Boston.

I have never heard a "rip off" price when it comes to glass classes of any
kind, if its fair depends on if you really want to learn.

Allan Adler wrote in message ...
On the average, how much should an introductory glassworking course cost?

If you are fortunate, your local community college has classes on
either the Continuing Education or the College Credit level. The
reason I say lucky is that these courses are usually semester-length
courses meeting a couple of times a week. And with in-district
tuition rates, you are looking at $75 - @250 plus materials.

The one downside is the class may have up to 30 students, though thats
probably the exception. Classes at a studio generally have 2 - 10
students.

Good luck,

David C. Taylor
http://stores.ebay.com/sublimeartglasssupply

Going rates:
Hamilton, Ontario: 4 nights @ 3 hrs - $80 Cdn + materials
Toronto, Ontario: 6 nights @ 3 hrs - $85 Cdn + materials
($1 Cdn = approx $0.72 U.S.)
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The fall/winter Hot Glass Horizons website is up. It's in Portland Oregon.
If you are interested in a place where you can get some broad spectrum
classes under your belt. I went to the one in '01 and learned a lot,
considering I was starting from scratch. I mixed a couple of jewelry classes
in with my lampwork and fusing classes (my wife's idea). They have hot
glass, fusing, lampwork, hot paintwork, airbrushing on glass, kiln casting,
patte-de-verre, even wirewrapping, etc.

The instructors are from all over the place. Phil Teefy, Newy Fagen, Jayne
Persico, Vicki Day, Pete McGrain, etc.

Hot glass Horizons is put together by Gil and Carmen Reynolds. If you go,
ask them about the pre and post conference activities. When I went we got to
visit Bullseye, Uroboros, a custom studio, a place where they made Dichro
(maybe CBS), watched them cut 2" thick glass with a half-million dollar
water jet, and met a guy that designs huge glass domes for public buildings
(Raphael ? somebody). I saw huge custom-made slumping molds that were used
to slump the panels for the dome. got to check out several real specialty
kilns.

It was a little spendy for me but I thought it was worth every penny.

http://www.hotglasshorizons.com/

They have meet and greets, they have a show and sell evening where you can
sell your art and check out other peoples work, they had a banquet with live
music etc. Gil and Carmen's store Fusion Headquarters has a student store
set up so you can browse and buy everything from frit to kilns, etc.

I am not associated in any way with them. They also have a spring conference
in Corning NY., but there were a lot of people from NY, Connecticut and
Canada at the Portland one I went to.

Have a good one,

Byrd

For what? I would expect 3-4 times this for furnace glass.

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Mike Firth
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"Bart V" wrote in message
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Going rates:
Hamilton, Ontario: 4 nights @ 3 hrs - $80 Cdn + materials
Toronto, Ontario: 6 nights @ 3 hrs - $85 Cdn + materials
($1 Cdn = approx $0.72 U.S.)
-
Check my most up to date email address at:
www.haruteq.com/contact.htm
banjo bridges, tabs, stained glass:
www.haruteq.com

**may your moments of need be met by moments of compassion**

For what?
oops, beginner classes - foil
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Check my most up to date email address at:
www.haruteq.com/contact.htm
banjo bridges, tabs, stained glass:
www.haruteq.com

**may your moments of need be met by moments of compassion**