AAE Glass

Tuesdays 11:30am-4:30pm This is a little different than Glass Raid. There is no charge to use our beautiful new lab and design center. We are allowing free use of our tables, general glass tools and grinder. You can fire your projects with us (at an extra charge) or bring your projects home. Please be advised that there is no teacher present for instruction, this is a "true open studio" Registration is Required!

Select Dates Above. Back by popular demand with longer hours & more dates!   PLEASE NOTE THE NEW STUDIO ADDRESS!! 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Skill Level - All Levels 1490 NE Pine Island Rd.  - Building #10 - E - Cape Coral, FL 33909 Ok, so it's not a class...it's more of a get together/open studio...but let us explain...For 4 hours, on select Wednesdays & Saturdays, the new LAB will be open for you to use.  There will be an AAE Glass staff member present during those hours to assist you with general questions and show you where things are.  For just 35 bu...

Select Dates Above. Back by popular demand with longer hours & more dates!   PLEASE NOTE THE NEW STUDIO ADDRESS!! 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Skill Level - All Levels 1490 NE Pine Island Rd.  - Building #10 - E - Cape Coral, FL 33909 Ok, so it's not a class...it's more of a get together/open studio...but let us explain...For 4 hours, on select Wednesdays & Saturdays, the new LAB will be open for you to use.  There will be an AAE Glass staff member present during those hours to assist you with general questions and show you where things are.  For just 35 bu...

Date: January 19th - 23rd, 2019   Time: 10:00 a.m. - 5ish   All Supplies & Lunch Included Sean Hennessey is one of the most versitile and creative artists that we have seen!  We are lucky to have Sean here as he does not teach often so please take advantage of this amazing opportunity. In this class you will encounter an easy, versatile and economical way to create bas relief and deep relief kiln formed window glass. Using found objects and fabricated forms, you will press the originals into plaster powder, creating backgrounds and foregrounds, an...

Date: January 31 - February 3, 2019 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 5ish each day All Lunch & Supplies included We are so excited to have Evelyn here at AAE Glass!  She is a Bullseye e-merge finalist this year and a gifted artist and instructor.  Do not delay on signing up as this is sure to fill fast and where else better to be in the Winter months than Florida?  This is an amazing approach to pate-de-verre that has not been taught here before...students create a free-form Calla Lily from glass paste without the use of a mold. Hand-sculpting using pate-de-verre (glass paste) techniq...

Date: February 2 - 5, 2019 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 5 p.m. Lunch & Supplies are included Prerequisite:  Tapestry with Richard Parrish "I am fascinated with the richness that results from pattern making and the color variations that are possible. There is a mathematical aspect to pattern making that appeals to my interest in structure and order." - Richard Parrish  This new class by Richard Parrish, Beyond Tapestry, picks up where his highly popular Tapestry class left off. Working with similar parts sheets as those used for Tapestry, partic...

Date: February 7 - 10, 2019 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. All Lunch & Supplies Included Every glass artist in the country should enroll in this class!  New class by Richard! This class will explore color principles, theory and applications using Bullseye glass and kilnforming techniques.  The intent is to increase our understanding of color and how we can use it in our glass work to enhance the content and increase the beauty of the finished piece.   Conventional color theory, which is generally based on opaque or pigmented color, provides the departure...

Lace Vase - June 22, 2018 11:00 a.m to 3:30 p.m.

Date: June 15 - 19, 2018 Times: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 4 Days Last Day 10- 3 p.m.  Pay in full on line now or call 239-471-7724 to place your 50% deposit.    You will leave with approximately 35-40 pieces of jewelry using 10 techniques that Tanya Veit has created using CBS dichroic and Bullseye glass. Tanya has taught these techniques all over the world including the International Festival of Glass in the U.K. where she was asked to be one of the eight Master Glass leaders of the world. All supplies and lunch are included. Some techniques covered will be: Glass engravin...

Date: June 26 - June 30, 2018 Time: 10: a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Skill Level: Intermediate - Advanced (Must have basic fusing knowledge & experience and also be able to cut glass without assistance.) Sign up online or call 239-471-7724 to place a 50% deposit. PLEASE NOTE: Online orders are the best way to guarantee your spot! If you call during NON-BUSINESS hours, we cannot guarantee your place. Online orders are still rolling in and are accepted when we are not open and our classes fill very quickly so please call during customer service hours if want to register over the phone. 9:00 a.m. - 5:...