Glass Cutting and Fusing Experience Is Required for This Class

Tuition includes all materials and firings for two over-the-top drop vessels.

Join Joyce, Harmony’s fusing guru and an award-winning glass artist, to learn how to craft your own unique art glass drop vessel. When you look at these spectacular vessels, you can't help but touch them. Because of this unique technique, they appear mouth-blown rather than kiln-formed. They are the result of managed heat, gravity and viscosity. We see them as a fascinating combination of art and science!

In this class, you'll learn how to design, assemble, drop and cold work to achieve gallery-level glass art. In addition to three class days, your tuition includes unique elements to include in your design such as screen melts, pattern bars, murrini and more!

This class has a lot of content. The schedule looks like this:

Day One: We’ll discuss the features of a drop vessel blank and you’ll design and create your first blank for a 5” tall vessel. You’ll also prepare your drop-out mold.

Day Two: The fused blank goes in the kiln. While we’re waiting for it to heat, you’ll create another blank. Once the blanks in the kiln get hot enough, we’ll monitor their progress until you’re satisfied with their height and touch down.

Day Three: We’ll put your second blank into the kiln to drop and we’ll coldwork the first vessel until it is worthy of presentation in an art gallery. The style of the second vessel won’t require any coldworking.

We require that you purchase any class tools and supplies here at Harmony. By doing so, you help ensure that your local stained glass store will be here as a place for fun and learning for many years to come.

If you would like to register with a Gift Certificate or Harmony store credit please call us at 281-998-3381.

THE FINE PRINT - Terms apply to all classes at Harmony Stained Glass.

By registering for this class, you acknowledge that you have read and AGREE to these terms:

1. Your class will start on time. Please be on time and prepared. Please put your phone on silent so that it won’t disrupt the class.

2. Payment is required when you register for a class. When you register, we reserve that space and purchase supplies for you. Seven days advance notice is required to cancel your participation in a class. With seven days notice, you will receive Harmony store credit for your tuition. With less than seven days’ notice, tuition is forfeit. No refunds or credits will be offered in the case of a no-show on the day of class.

3. Classes with guest artists are never refundable unless we can fill your space. A $100 cancellation processing fee will apply to any refund that is issued.

4. In the event of a class cancellation by Harmony, you will receive a full refund.

5. Typically a class reminder is sent as a courtesy, but it is your responsibility to remember your class date and time and to arrive prepared.

6. Class participants must be at least 13 years of age unless specified otherwise in the class description. Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a participating (registered and paid) guardian.

7. Participants give permission for Harmony Stained Glass to take and use photographs which may include their image or artwork. Students are permitted to take photographs and video in class. If posted to social media we require you credit Harmony as the source of the images or recordings.

8. Please wear closed-toe shoes and long cotton pants.

9.Everyone who is present for a class must be enrolled in that class.

10. If the class is "plus supplies", only supplies purchased at Harmony are permitted.

11.Class projects not picked up after three months will be considered abandoned and will not be retained.

Our primary goal is for you to have a good time!

Sunday is Fusing Fun Day! - Over the Top Drops