Blown Glass Holiday Ornament Workshop Registration Deadline November 27, 2011

Here’s your opportunity to spend a day in a working glass blowing studio in Clarkston creating your own holiday heirlooms on Saturday, December 3, 2011 from 10 am to 4 pm.

Learn how to draw molten glass from the furnace, apply color and decoration, and blow and shape your own unique ornaments.

This is a fun way to get into the holiday spirit.

This workshop, for ages 16 and older, is sponsored by Artisans at the Dahmen Barn. The cost is $99 and includes all materials. 

Registrations must be received by November 27, 2011 can be made online using the registration form at the top of the calendar page at http://www.artisanbarn.org/ or by calling 509-229-3414.  Enrollment is limited, so plan to register early.

Bob and Kathy Kernan live in Clarkston, Washington where in 1995 they founded their glass blowing studio Sky River Glass. They specialize in hand-blown glass art inspired by the Venetian style of glassblowing.

Bob and Kathy gained their formal training beginning in 1996 in Seattle, Washington at the Seattle Glassblowing Studio. Since then they have continued their formal training through the years with Darren Petersen, Randy Walker, and Andrew Kuntz in Alberta, Canada, and Bennett Jordan in Seattle.

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is in Uniontown on highway 195 in the big white barn behind the famous iron wheel fence. The non-profit creativity center is open Thursday through Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm. The building is fully handicap accessible and has no daily admission fee.