Art isn’t just about teaching someone to paint or draw, create stained glass or fused glass art. It isn’t about teaching someone how to dance, write or play a musical instrument. It is really about simulating creativity and that is what we do at Avalon Stained Glass School & Creativity Center.
Avalon Stained Glass School & Creativity Center offers a “budget Friendly” Vacation Fused & Slumped Glass workshop.
5 DAY FUSED & SLUMPED GLASS WORKSHOP
If you ever wanted to learn how to fuse and slump glass , then Avalon Stained Glass School & Activity Center is the place for you. We offer a 5 day seminar to introduce and guide you through a world of hot glass and beauty limited only by your imagination.
FUSING AND SLUMPING GLASS is easy to learn. You do not have to be an artist; you only need to be “good with your hands” and have “an eye for detail”. A good sense of humor and a little patience will get you through this course just fine, plus an appreciation and delight for the unexpected.
Arlene Wright-Correll; our International award winning artist; will teach you and guide you though the course. Her goal is for you to learn how to create FUSING AND SLUMPING GLASS easily and to have as much fun as possible while you are doing it.
Most studios teach glass crafting by having you make a little sun catcher and then sell you expensive tools and equipment to go on to larger projects. Very little time and effort is spent on skill or technique or trade secrets. This usually causes enthusiastic beginners to “burn out” in frustration.
SKILL AND TECHNIQUE, once learned, will allow you to develop your own style. You will complete your project and this program with confidence to continue at home.
INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED level students may work with the instructor to custom-tailor their training program or to enjoy a leisure vacation workshop in the heart of South Central Kentucky where you will be inspired by our rural landscapes.
OUR 5 DAY VACTION FUSING AND SLUMPING GLASS WORKSHOP begins on Monday and continues through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm CT.
CLASS SIZE is strictly limited to no more than 4 students to provide as much one-on-one training as possible.
YOUR WORKSHOP FEE INCLUDES all instruction, all material, and you will be able to take your fused glass art home with you when you leave. No previous experience needed. You will learn how to work with a pattern, cut glass, grind glass, prep a kiln, work with special glasses that w ork with float glass, work with recyled glass to create functional recycled art and much more. THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE BEST VACATIONS YOU EVER HAD!
ACCOMMODATIONS
For those of you who live too far away to drive to class daily, We offer comfortable FREE hostel style accommodations right here in Munfordville at our rustic Garden Cottage which is a 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath home and it is treated as an “Art Colony” hostel type of residency on a 1st come 1st serve basis offering 2 twin beds in shared rooms.
We offer FREE hostel accommodations on a first come first serve basis to any pre-paid registration. We can sleep 6 with 2 people to a bedroom. We have two full baths that are shared, reading room, TV room and we offer FREE Continental breakfast and lunch to our students with dinner on your own.
You can drive into the village where there is a Pizza Hut, Chinese Restaurant, Mexican Restaurant and a couple of small food cafes or we have refrigerator and microwave and stove for limited cooking. Users of this facility are required to clean up after themselves.
For those who want a really Mother Earth experience then consider WALDHOF (Forest Farm) where English, German, Czechoslovakian and Russian is spoken.
FUSED AND SLUMPED GLASS WORKSHOPS are offered one week each month. Just give us a call to discuss details for enrollment and accommodations. Enjoy your next vacation by learning and making a special project for your home. A stained glass project, made by you, becomes a family heirloom.
STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED to take”entertainment breaks” by taking in some of Hart County’s local sites. The area abounds with year round activities and points of interest, fishing, and cave exploring such as the following:
Amercian Cave Museum/Hidden River Cave, Cub Run Cave Kentucky Repertory Theatre, Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky Down Under, Nolin Lake, Visit Amish Country and visit their stores and don’t forget to try their Amish dinners, check out the local fireman’s town dinner, Railroad buffs can find lots to do in our part of Kentucky as will Civil War buffs, Go to Great Antique places such as nearby Glendale, Three Hundred Springs Located along the Green River, Dennison’s Roadside Market, Hart County Historical Museum, Heritage Arts Center, Mammoth Cave National Park
Or you can just spend the evening lounging on our porch having a glass of your favorite beverage or around a campfire and getting to know your fellow students.
STUDENTS WHO LIVE NEARBY and intend to go home each evening are always welcome.
WORKSHOPS ARE CONDUCTED on a year-round basis. Please try to call for arrangements at least a month ahead. Once we have agreed upon a class date and accommodations, we will require a prepayment in full 30 days prior to the day you begin. Upon receipt of your registration fee, you will be contacted by phone for confirmation and arrangements.
TUITION – $995.00 for non-staying students or $1,295.00 for students staying on the premises.
Please note we are 1 hour south of Louisville airport and we can arrange for pickup and drop off at Louisville airport for an additional $100.00 for an additional round trip fee or at Nashville airport, which is approximately 1.5 miles south of us, for an additional $150.00 round trip fee.
2011 FUSING AND SLUMPING GLASS WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
January 8 to January 15 2011
February5 to February 12, 2011
March 5 to March 12, 2011
April 9 to April 16, 2011
May 7 to 13, 2011
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June 11 to June 18, 2011
July 9 to July 16, 2011
August 13 to August 20, 2011
September 10 to September 17, 2011
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October 8 to October 15, 2011
November 5 to November 12, 2011
December 10 to December 17, 2011
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We are 1 hour south of Louisville airport and 1.5 hours north of Nashville TN airport
Cancellation policy: A full refund, less a $299.00 processing fee, will be made if you cancel more than 30 days prior to the course. If you cancel less than 30 days prior to the course, a refund (less processing fee) will be made ONLY if we are able to fill your space. However you may reschedule the workshop for any other time that is convenient for you within the next 12 months subject to us having an opening for you. On the rare occasion that we need to cancel a course, we will refund all fees paid. We will make every attempt to notify you of cancellation more than one week prior to the course.
