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The National Bottle
Museum
76 Milton Avenue • Ballston Spa, NY 12020
• 518-885-7589 |
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MUSEUM
GLASSWORKS
A Teaching Facility of
the National Bottle Museum
Classes/Workshops
Museum Glassworks is a hot-glass teaching
facility owned and operated by the National
Bottle Museum ®. It is located in a small
community garage just off Rt. 50 on
Washington Street in the Village of Ballston
Spa, NY.
Classes in “Flameworking” aka
“Lampworking” are offered on a regular basis
and conducted by resident artists.
Special
classes by guest instructors of renown are
offered as one or two day special weekend
events.
Regular classes on Tuesday evenings
and Saturdays are available in two hour
increments. Students have an
opportunity to learn to create glass beads,
art-glass marbles, jewelry, and small
sculptures in a relaxed recreational
atmosphere.
Prices: Lessons are $25/hr
and studio time is $17.50/hr. Class and
individual instruction is $25.00/hr given in
2 hour increments ($50.00). Prices are all-inclusive, no
extra fees.
A wealth of information is
available for those wishing to pursue formal
training leading to a full time career in
the field of glass.
For a reservation or additional information,
contact us.
Special Classes
JEWELRY SERIES
Museum Glassworks is offering a series of
special classes aimed at making beads and
silver items to ultimately create a complete
piece of wearable jewelry. These classes
will be held on the following dates in 2011:
July 16 from 9:30AM –
4:30PM
Jewelry Series #2
Borosilicate Glass with Sally Prasch
Class cost $150.00 (preregistration
required)
October 1 from 9:30AM –
5:00 M
Jewelry Series #3
PMC with Nancy Miller
Class cost $175.00 (preregistration
required)
DISCOUNT INFO: A series
rate is available if all three classes are
paid and registered for in advance, $450.00
for the series. A savings of $25.00.
Materials included in class fees.
Contact us
to register.
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 Sally
Prasch has taught lampworking from
coast to coast and internationally.
She has recently taught at Urban and
Corning Glass, NY, Penland, NC,
UMASS and Horizons to Go in Italy
and Ireland. Sally is a Technical
Glassblower at Syracuse University.
To her students delight, she returns
to Snow Farm, once again. You can
view her website at
www.praschglass.com |
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 Nancy
Miller handcrafts her uniquely
textured wearable art jewelry
designs in her streamside Saratoga
Springs studio near the foothills of
the Adirondack Mountains of upstate
New York. She has been making
jewelry since 1993. After completing
a series of jewelry fabrication
classes then continued her education
through workshops.
Building on her background in
traditional jewelry fabrication
techniques, she has enjoyed
experimenting with a wide variety of
metal clay techniques since 2001.
She takes advantage of the unique
characteristics of metal clay which
accepts textures readily, forms
fluid curves and invites spontaneity
during the design and construction
processes. Metal clay consists of
small particles of metal combined
with an organic binder and water to
produce a clay-like substance. After
texturing, shaping, drying and
refining, each piece is kiln fired
to produce a purely metal object
which is then finished by
traditional jewelry making methods.
Each piece is individually crafted
by the artist’s hands.
Nancy’s designs reflect influences
from nature, commonplace objects,
different cultures, historical
references and a sense of humor. She
incorporates fine and sterling
silver, high Karat gold, bronze,
copper, titanium, gemstones, and
pearls in her pieces which are often
accented with rich patinas. Nancy
seeks to create versatile yet
uncommon jewelry that will
compliment the personal style of the
wearer and become favorite pieces
that are worn often.
Nancy developed and coordinates an
entirely volunteer run summer time
jewelry program for seriously ill
children at the Double H Hole in the
Woods Ranch, one of the camps
founded by Paul Newman. She also
frequently teaches classes at her
Saratoga Springs studio. |
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Regular Classes
LAMPWORKING (or) FLAMEWORKING
Make BEADS, PENDANTS, SMALL FIGURES, etc.
Tuesdays from 5 to 9 pm (Classes offered in
TWO HOUR increments.)
Saturdays from 10 to 4 pm (Classes offered
in TWO HOUR increments.)
Maximum of 6
Students (first come, first served).
Cost:
$25/hr, $50 for two
Instructor: Larry Rutland and Lisa Daigle
STUDIO TIME/TORCH TIME
Intro and Beginner Classes available
Tuesdays from 5 to 9 pm
Saturdays from 10 to 4 pm
Maximum of 6 Students (first come, first
served).
Cost: $17.50/hr, $35 for two
Instructor Larry Rutland and Lisa Daigle
MAKE ART GLASS MARBLES
BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
9am to 4pm
Minimum of 3 Students
Cost:
Contact us for current pricing
information.
PRE-PAYMENT & REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
VISA & MASTERCARD ACCEPTED.
To reserve class space or for further
information, please call 518-885-7589.
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