Awaken the Beast: Sculpting Animals in Hot Glass with Grant Garmezy at SGS

Participating artists in Grant Garmezy's Awaken the Beast: Sculpting Animals in Hot Glass workshop watch intently as Grant carefully puts the final touches on a Regal Horned Lizard head. The intensive four-day class has challenged participants to take their work to the next level under Grant's ever-watchful eye. Projects ranged from dogs, to giraffes, to fish, to a half-man, half octopus struggling with inner demons.

We wish to offer a special thank-you to the Arizona Glass Alliance for their recent gift of $2,500 to support SGS and our ongoing Youth Education Program. Support from organizations like the Arizona Glass Alliance is an essential part of SGS's financial stability and helps to ensure the future of our programs.

Day 1: April 21st, 9am -11am

Day 2: April 28th, 9am -10am

Prerequisite: None

Description: In this two-day class, students will make a potted cactus sculpture from fused-glass elements. 

Description: The main objective of the class is to learn how glass moves, how create shapes, and finally create a small glass marble. Designed for people completely new to borosilicate glass working! No experience or equipment needed.

Description: Students will build upon skills learned in the Fundamentals I class to learn how to make a borosilicate glass pendant. Join us for this 3-hour workshop focused on shaping and controlling molten glass on the torch. Working with borosilicate glass, students will learn implosions, color application, and more, to create one of a kind pieces of art.

Master Classes like Grant Garmezy's “Awaken the Beast: Sculpting Animals in Hot Glass” help elevate the school and establish SGS and Tucson as a preeminent force in art glass education nationwide.

Your ongoing support helps make these classes and our other educational and enrichment activities possible. Please consider supporting us though the AZ Gives Day program so that we can continue bringing this level of programming to SGS.

Every gift made now through April 6th counts toward our AZ Gives Day total and helps us continue to provide the level of challenging classes and exciting experiences for which we are known.

Thank you for your support. We could not continue to do what we do without it.