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A GLASS EXPERIENCE

MICHIGAN HOT GLASS | RUSSELL INDUSTRIAL CENTER
1600 CLAY ST. DETROIT, MI - BUILDING 1
DECEMBER 13TH, 2025 | 11A
M - 6PM

Do you want to explore the art of molten glass all while giving back?

Join us at Michigan Hot Glass for a day of skill sharing, camaraderie, and good times. Profits generated at this event will benefit The Michigan Glass Project. 

Under the guidance of skilled glass artists, participants will have the opportunity to get hands-on experience manipulating glass through a variety of techniques. This immersive and educational event will provide individuals with the basic tools to explore the creative potential of glass. From furnace work to flame work, cold work to glass casting, there is something for everyone. After the event participants will have a unique one of a kind piece of glass art to take home. Sign up solo or do so with friends and family!

Tickets and Registration: Event is open to the public- $5 suggested donation at the door.  Registered participants get in free of additional charge.

Glass Session Offerings: 4 class types, 8 sessions per class.

Feel free to sign up for more than session! Spaces are limited so sign up fast!

Each $65 time slot includes 15 minutes of guided instruction followed by 45 minutes of hands-on learning. Participants will be charged at online registration. Participants must be 16 years of age or older.

  • Hot Shop – Gather, shape, and form molten glass.

  • Glass Casting - Pour molten glass into sand molds to create a cast glass relief. 

  • Cold Working - Explore faceting, polishing, and finishing technices for cold glass.

  • Flamework – Use torch work for small-scale sculpting and bead-making.

  • Glass Fusing – Arrange, join, and melt using a kiln to form tiled pieces of glass.

Food and beverages will be available onsite so feel free to hang out and mingle before or after your session.

Do you love watching the process of glass art being made but don’t want to take part in the action? Don’t worry, spectators are welcome to come on by! 

INSTRUCTORS

COLDWORK

Steve Wortley has spent most of his career as an R&D software developer and engineer.  A chance conversation with his neighbor, a glass artist that wanted to add facets to his work, resulted in the creation of the Prismware LapDancer faceting jig.  Since its introduction in 2018, LapDancers have spread out across the globe, accepted by artists as a simple faceting solution.  Steve has evolved from inventor to artist and teacher, working with and instructing glass artists  of all levels around the world. 

STEVE
WORTLEY

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The Michigan Glass Project is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization (tax identification number 38-3871146) under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

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