Fused Painterly Series

Quilting to Watercolor: Five Techniques for Painterly Fused Glass

Explore painterly techniques in fused glass with colorful, pre-cut glass in this easy, fun class. These techniques are offered as stand alone classes so you are able to learn something new while still working around your busy summer schedule.

Beginners and experienced students are welcome. All ages: adults, and children ages nine and up. Children ages 9-12 must be supervised one-on-one by an adult. No exceptions as this is a safety issue.

Week 1: Chop Chop! -July 24th 6pm-7:30pm

You’ll learn how to safely use a frit maker to crush sheet glass into usable frit in about one minute. We will begin the class discussing color blending and mixing choices.

Perfect for artists looking to expand their fused glass techniques, this class offers both practical skill development and also inspiration.

Week 2: Layer Player -August 7th 6pm-7:30pm

Create a watercolor effect, translucency love. Glass is unique in its ability to achieve depth and flow which is something we usually only see in watercolor paintings. The same concept of layering applies here. You will learn techniques and tricks that move you beyond the basics to achieve a one of a kind painterly glass piece. 

Week 3: Feint Paint Design -August 21st 6pm-7:30pm

Design a fused glass palette including what looks like paint but is not. This technique when done correctly opens up a world of possibilities. We will be using specialty glass paint to achieve images that go beyond the basics of color blocking and allow for delicate design and shading.

Week 4: Dichro Flow -September 4th 6pm-7:30pm

Effects with dichroic glass, molten magic. Dichroic glass is a composite glass that comes in a variety of colors and effects and adds a magical iridescent and color shifting effect to your creation. The glass achieves this effect by having stacked layers of metal oxides. In this class we will learn all about this unique material and how to incorporate it into a project. 

Week 5: Mambo Combo-September 18th 6pm-7:30pm

 Come play with glass! In our final week students will use what they have learned to create projects of their choosing. 

Deenie Pacik Giuliano, MFA, creates stained and fused glass artwork including commissions
of windows, doors, and room separators, and exhibits in juried shows and galleries. Deenie is
translating a children's book into watercolors and glass. She lives in Massachusetts with her
spouse, twins, and many pets. She loves the woods, fun with family, and gardening.
She taught fused glass at Diablo Glass and the Fuller Craft Museum; drawing at Boston
Architectural College; stained glass at Franklin Pierce; multimedia at RISD Continuing Ed
and Summer Camp. She has received awards from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Enterprise Design and the Dorothy Maddy Scholarship of the Stained Glass Association.