Every object has a skin. Thick or thin, smooth or rough, porous or impermeable, the skin is the line between what’s hidden inside and what is experienced on the outside. By reproducing that in glass, students may expand their creativity. During this class, students will explore several techniques in order to develop their voices. We will discuss about how and why we translate our ideas into glass. At the end of the workshop the students will have two small pieces: one reproducing a part of the body (hands, eyes, mouth, etc.) and one reproducing textile surface (e.g., baby clothes).

The idea of this workshop is to go deep into the concept of the skin as a limit and container, as external information about the “essence” of an object. During the workshop, the students will experiment with different textures. They will be invited to “play” and make experiments with the skin of objects, changing and manipulating the aspect of everyday objects.

The instructor will share the process that she uses in her own work, where the feelings and the intuition of ideas are connected to glass itself. The techniques used will be kiln casting and pâte de verre.  All levels are welcome in this class.