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Oil Pourers
Drinkware
Apparel & Books
Outdoor Art
Oil Pourers
The building is all one level and wheelchair accessible. We accommodate to those with disabilities or special needs. Please let us know ahead of time so we can properly prepare for your visit.
Wear closed-toe shoes. Wear comfortable natural-fiber clothing. Jeans and t-shirts are great. Tie back long hair. Dress for the season. We are in a drafty warehouse.
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Blow a huge bubble & spin it into a platter! Our instructors will guide you to roll into color, heat the glass and use a variety of the glass blowers’ tools. Then, using gravity & centripetal force, spin the glass until it opens into a platter (10-12” wide)
Learn how to roll into color, blow a big bubble and then using a wooden paddle, flatten the glass to create a double walled bowl. This class shows how glass can change shape very fast. This is increasing becoming a student favorite class! (cereal bowl size)
Blow a long bubble to create your own flower vase! With your choice of colors learn how to melt the glass and use a variety of the glass blowers’ tools. With excellent guidance your instructor will help you to open your vessel to the size for a single flower or a bouquet of flowers. (6-10” tall)
Blow bubbles in this class. This super fun class demonstrates a classic example of the blown side of glass. Learn how to roll into color, heat and with the breath of your air expand the glass. Your instructor will top the finished ornaments with a loop so you can hang on a tree or in a window. Blow 2 ornaments in this class. (baseball size)
This class is like blowing your own ornament, but bigger! Learn how to roll into color, heat and blow a large glass bubble with the breath of your air! Your jumbo globe is finished by topping it off with a sturdy hook. (Grapefruit size)
Sculpt a Paperweight! Learn how to roll into shards of broken pieces of colored glass and heat it all up. Twist and trap air bubbles to create your pattern. Then you will encase your design with more glass from the furnace and using a wooden scoop to refine the shape of the paperweight. (fit in the palm of your hand size) Check the calendar for the current shape offered for this lesson.
Sculpt your own bird! Learn how to roll into color chips, heat, twist and shape the glass. Your bird comes to life after you pull and poke at the glass to refine the details to create your bird. (fit in the palm of your hand size)
Blow a huge bubble to begin the vessel of a fruit bowl. With your choice of colors learn how to melt the glass and use a variety of the glass blowers’ tools. Using heat, gravity & centripetal force, spin the glass open into a fruit or fluted bowl. (bowling ball size)
The undersigned hereby acknowledges that there are dangers inherent in glassblowing, glass working, and other related activities, and that property damage, serious personal injuries and even death may occur. Glassblowing, glass working and its related activities involve working in close proximity to a furnace, which generates a high level of heat and emits potentially harmful vapors, which are not visible to the participant, and handling molten glass. The risks associated with glassblowing, glass working and its related activities thus include, without limitation, physical effort, cuts, burns, inhalation of hazardous substances, and exposure to high heat.
In exchange for being allowed to participate in glassblowing, glass working, and other related activities, the undersigned hereby assumes full responsibility for the risk of personal injury, death, and property damage resulting from all such activities, including all risk of injury, death or property damage resulting from the negligence or fault of the parties released by this Agreement or due to the condition of the premises upon which the activities will take place. I give permission to have my photograph taken during a class for marketing purposes.
On my own behalf and on behalf of my heirs, personal representatives, and assigns, I hereby release and agree to hold harmless Jeremie Draper, individually and d/b/a JDraperGlass, and Waterstreet Unlimited, LLC, Series 925, an Illinois limited liability company, as well as each of their respective employees, agents, officers, directors, members, managers, partners, contractors, and volunteers (collectively, the “Released Parties”) of and from all claims, demands, actions, rights of action, or other legal rights to claim compensation for any loss, injury or property damage that I may sustain as a result of my participating in glassblowing, glass working, and other related activities, regardless of whether such loss, injury or property damage is caused by the negligence of the Released Parties or any condition of the premises where such activities occur, and regardless of whether such loss, injury or property damage occurs while participating in, going to, or coming from such activity. However, this waiver and release does not apply to willful and wanton conduct by the Released Parties.
This Agreement contains and embodies the entire agreement and understandings between the parties concerning the subject matter hereof.
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All of the glass has been hand-blown or sculpted — no machine helps us make our product but our seasoned hands and our love for the art.