Ventanas: Windows into the Vessel with Marty Kremer

Date:		January 16 - 20, 2010 (5 Days) Saturday - Wednesday 9 AM - 5 PM each day
Class Size:		8 students
Tuition:		$975 - includes all materials, use of tools and firings

Participants will be lead on a journey to explore contrasts within and on the surfaces of the glass opacity vs transparency, matte vs glossy, sedate vs shocking. Marty Kremer will guide you through exploration in what is possible between the inside and the outside of a vessel and then enhancing the surfaces of the glass with warm and cold-working techniques.

This technique-intensive workshop will focus on the potential for expression and discovery between the inside and outside of a vessel. Working with the bowl form, the class will explore the intended and the unexpected in "windows" through the vessel wall. Students will learn how to make and use different types of pattern bars, torch-worked elements, and prepared glass (painted, fritted and powdered, and confettied) as inclusions. Various surface techniques also will be explored.

About Marty

Glass has been a medium of expression for Mary for more than 30 years. He began as a stained glass enthusiast, but glass art gradually took over, evolving from a hobby to a full-time obsession.

Career highlights include:

• NICHE Award (Fused Glass) in both 2002 and 2003
• First Prize 2002 American Craft Council Show (Baltimore, MD)
• Almost 20 Exhibits appearing from Wheaton Village, NJ to Cheongju, Korea
• Work appears in "A Beginner's Guide to Kiln-formed Glass", by Brenda Griffith (Lark Books, 2007), "International Glass Art", by Richard Yelle (Schiffer Publishing, 2003), "Contemporary Warm Glass: A Guide to Fusing, Slumping & Kiln-Forming Techniques", by Brad Walker (Four Corners International, 2000)

More of Marty's work and his complete resume are available on his website: www.kremerglass.com.