Lampworked Glass Pendants
Adult | Available
Learn how to make your own glass pendants! We will be using minor burner torches to melt borosilicate glass. You will learn the basics of working with hot glass safely and a few techniques for decorating and shaping pendants. By the end of the class, you will have made a few pendants.
You will also make a chain to wear them on.
The pendants can be picked up anytime after Saturday, or shipping can be arranged."
Basic flame shop safety will be covered at the start of class. Basic flame shop techniques will be taught (such as flame cutting, using cold seals, adding dots and stripes of color), using glass frit and pendant shaping.
Tuition includes all materials and supplies.
- There is a $4.00 registration fee included in tuition. Members will have the $4.00 fee deducted from tuition.
There is a $49.25 materials fee included in tuition.
**Please note that classes at Brookfield Craft Center must meet a minimum number of two registrations for the class to run. Students will be notified within a week's notice whether their class will be held. If the class is canceled due to low enrollment, students may request to be transferred to another class or be refunded in full.
** Safety glasses must be worn and all safety guidelines must be followed **
If you wear prescription glasses; consider bringing an old pair; we will give you a pair of fit-overs to wear over them.
Laura Cannarella
Laura Cannarella is a crafter who has explored a variety of mediums. In 2014, she tried flameworking with borosilicate glass and was instantly fascinated by the nature and versatility of the medium. Before she started flameworking, she had a keen interest in drawing intricate, detailed, geometric forms. She transferred this skill and interest into glass by making implosions her main focus. (Examples of these can be seen in her mandala pieces.)
She became professionally involved in the glass community in January 2021 when she began teaching lessons at the North Carolina Glass Center in Asheville, NC. This was a huge step forward for her. She moved back to her home state of CT and began teaching flameworking classes at the Brookfield Craft Center in October 2021.