ONSITE: Stained Glass (A)

ONSITE: Stained Glass (A)

Adult Multi-Week | This class is completed

1812 West Main Street Richmond, VA 23220 United States

Glass Studio

All Levels

1/3/2022-2/28/2022

6:00 PM-9:00 PM EDT on Mon

$250.00

$225.00

$5.00

$20.00

$25.00

Learn the basics of glass cutting, foiling, soldering and framing in order to embellish your home with stained glass panels, decorative mirrors or handmade lampshades. By the end of the class, beginners will have learned the fundamentals and completed a panel. Returning students will be able to explore more advanced techniques.

  • Students must wear closed toe shoes. Please bring safety glasses. There is lead in the solder used, pregnant students should check with OBGYN before registering.

    This class does not meet on 1/17.

    Classes are confirmed one week prior to the start date. In order to help us confirm classes, please register as early as possible.

    Students must follow social distancing protocols and wear masks at all times. For more info visit visarts.org. This is an On-site course. On-site courses do not come with studio access outside of class time. Paid open studio access is available through our Studio Access Program: if interested please visit visarts.org.
Atkinson, Barbara

For 46 years, Barbara has been a professional teaching artist specializing in stained glass. She worked and taught in several different studios before becoming a partner in Atkinson-Betts Stained Glass, creating custom installed architectural stained and etched glass for homes, churches and businesses. Since 2008 she has continued her craft studying with international glass artists at The Studio at the Corning Museum of Glass, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Penland School of Crafts, and Wheaton Arts. Currently she is teaching stained glass and sandblasting at the Visual Arts Center in Richmond, where she has been an instructor for 18 years.