4 week course in glass putting
Dates: April 8, 15, 22, 29
Time: 17-19
Here is the opportunity to attend a four-week course designed to immerse you in the basic techniques of glass blowing.
At a cost of 4500 dkr per person, this course provides a unique opportunity to explore the enchanting world of molten glass.
Classes are held once a week on weekdays during the afternoon. Each session spans 2 hours, with a total duration of 8 hours per course.
The intimate group environment, limited to four people, ensures personalized attention and a conducive learning environment. Throughout the programme you will engage in hands-on learning and the aim is that you will learn basic glass blowing techniques under the guidance of us. With an emphasis on a student-centered approach, we encourage your active participation, and during the course you can expect to make approximately two glass blanks at a time. Our courses are available in the spring and fall, providing flexibility to accommodate different schedules. Don't miss the chance to be part of this limited-space opportunity, where you not only acquire essential skills, but also experience the joy of making your own glassworks.
4 times with 2 hours of glass blowing per time divided between the 4 participants
In the event that participants may be prevented, we will try to offer the participants lessons at a different time than the rest of the team. The other team will then get 30 minutes less time on the occasions in question, as you basically have 30 mins of active blowing time each time.
BLÆS is Danish for ‘blow’ and refers to the thousands-year old art of shaping molten glass, continued within the modern setting of a collective glassblowing studio where the traditional craft methods are mastered and developed with a focus on minimizing waste and maximizing the reuse of resources to produce contemporary designs, unique works and sculptural installations.
The works by BLÆS represent an assimilation of design and nature, form and function, art and technology in the encounter of the individual artistic approaches and practices of Jette Noa Liv Bøge and Sally Xenia Christensen, both glass designers with extensive international experience and portfolios of award-winning works.
Rather than closed artistic workrooms, the studios are open and outreaching spaces, based on collective action and interaction to promote and develop the field of glass crafts. BLÆS engages in the local communities that its studios are part of and invite the public in to learn about its work through events and workshops.
Sustainability and circularity are an integrated part of BLÆS, from the studios built from recycled materials to the process and designs, using leftover glass in many creations which result in characteristic shades and materiality. As handmade products with each item carrying the unique marks of the process and passion of the craftsman, the work is a deviation of the mass-produced glassware – an enduring design to use and to cherish for years to come.