On Sunday, May 31st from 2 to 5pm the Washington Glass School will be hosting demonstrations of glass techniques from two artists from the National Glass Centre in Sunderland, England, Stephen Beardsell and Karin Walland.
Stephen Beardsell "Lady in Poppy Field".Karin will show how to cast small objects in frozen glass powder (an alternative to the messy lost wax method). Karin holds a BA in Fine Art and an MA in Glass with distinction. She often incorporates recycled glass creating pieces from jewellery pendants to large sculptural installations expressing fragility, loss, brokenness, death and new life in both nature and human experience.
Karin Wallend "Washed Up At The End of The Day", "Broken Arch"
Stephen graduated from Sunderland University with a Batchelor of Art degree in Glass and Ceramics, and later achieved a Master of Art Degree in Glass.
Currently he works in the glass department at the University of Sunderland and also in the National Glass Centre. Stephen will be showing and describing his method of creating great depth with frit casting and inclusions.
Stephen Beardsell "Poppy Field group".This Seminar/demo is entirely FREE to anyone who cares to learn from these 2 talented UK artists! Please let us know if you plan to attend so we know how many to expect.
Artist Stephen Beardsell showed how achieves great depth in his kilncast panels.
Working with chunky frits, Stephen layers the colors and inclusions. His talk about the use of strong vibrant colors and generous depth created much discussion amongst the students.
Karin Walland gave a fascinating demonstration on the casting glass using fine frit powder and freezing it with water to make a paste. Her talk
at the Washington Glass School had the students abuzz with the 
possibilities on their own application of this unusual technique.
The last evening for Mig welding class was a huge success: frames, stands, shelves... and all other forms of abstract
DC GlassWorks and Sculpture Studios would like to invite you to an afternoon of glassblowing demonstrations by glass artists Roger Tye and Phil Vickery. Roger and Phil are extremely accomplished glass makers and they have offered to demonstrate their work with the students, instructors, and friends of DC GlassWorks and the Washington Glass School. Roger and Phil are two of the 37 creative businesses heading to Washington DC from Sunderland England, to take part in the five-week Artomatic Exhibition.
On Sunday, May 31st from 2 to 5pm the Washington Glass School will be hosting demonstrations of glass techniques from two artists from the National Glass Centre in Sunderland, England, Stephen Beardsell and Karin Walland. Stephen Beardsell "Lady in Poppy Field".
Stephen Beardsell "Poppy Field group".
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L-R Merrill Straus, Duane Reed, Michael Janis, John McQueen, Glenn Scrivner, Gaby Schaefer Naus 
