It is also available for private lessons and rental by professional and amateur artists interested in exploring this exciting medium.
The GlassWorks studio is adaptable for a variety of uses, programs and classes. It features a state-of-the-art furnace, gloryholes of various sizes for reheating, annealers to gradually cool the glass, pipes for blowing, ladles for casting and pouring glass, diamond grinding equipment and a variety of tools used to fashion and finish the glass, both hot and at cold.
In addition, it offers facilities for flameworking - involving the use of specially designed torches to manipulate glass art and functional objects.
Assisting Harmon with the operations of GlassWorks is John Choi, who has more than 10 years of experience in glass art and sculpting and has exhibited in numerous galleries nationwide. Artistic advisor for the studio is internationally-known glass artist, sculptor and painter Steve Tobin, who first rose to prominence with his monumental “water glass” sculptures.
Members of the public are invited to visit GlassWorks during Banana Factory operating hours. Each first Friday of the month, the studio also hosts live glass blowing demonstrations from 6-9 p.m.
Hours & Information
Hours: Monday-Friday: 1p.m. - 9:30 p.m. and Weekends: 10a.m. - 3 p.m.
View the studio online - Check out our 360 Tour!
NEW- GlassWorks Group programs: Download the .PDF
Studio Rentals: The GlassWorks hot shop and flameworking studio are now available for rent when not in use for classes (normally available during the daytime hours).
Please contact GlassWorks, 610-332-1300, for eligibility, fees and schedules.
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