Instructor:   Pat Stein and Stephen Hernandez

Date:  November 1 and November 4 , 11am - 1pm

Location:  Art Place Studio Classroom

Fee: Members: $125., Non-members: $140.

Maximum Class Size: 4

About the Class: Patricia Stein and Stephen Hernandez will teach students to create glass pendants using spectrum glass in the kiln. Each student will take home several pendants that make wonderful gifts.  On the second day students will return to add a bail to complete their creations.   Please plan to come and enjoy learning about the creativity of working with fused glass. We will supply all the materials and tools, with full explanations of how to use them. You will learn about the glass we use, how to cut and design. After the glass is fired in the kiln we will teach you how to attach bails to your pendants. No special skills are required to enjoy this class, we will give you all the information that you will need. Students should wear closed toed shoes. We supply gloves, and safety glasses.

Supplies:  We will supply all the materials, tools and safety equipment to complete several pendants.

Artist Bio: Patricia Stein has been teaching arts and crafts for over 30 years. Her mediums range from quilting, fashion design, watercolors and for the past 15 years fused glass. She has exhibited some of her glass at the Art Place.
Presently until November 22, a sampling of her glass is on display at he the Hendersonville Library on Washington St.
She enjoys creating new ideas with a variety of glass.

 Stephen Hernandez hails from Baton Rouge, LA. His interest in art began at a young age and continued as he dabbled through class work at Louisiana State University (LSU). In 1985, co-founded Glasmosaik Studios, a stained glass studio where I continued studying the craft and worked to develop a signature style.
For the last 10 years, he have been focusing on fused glass art, creating pieces that are both visually interesting and functional. He currently reside nested among the Blue Ridge Mountains just outside Brevard, NC, where the natural beauty all around that inspires his work. My fused glass pieces are characterized by their vibrant colors, intricate patterns, manipulating chemical reactions between different color glass, and use of different surface textures. He attempts to combine technical skills with creative vision to produce pieces that are both visually stunning and structurally sound.
His goal is to create art that is not only striking but also evokes emotion and tells a story. The process of fusing glass is a dance between control and letting go, and the end result is always a beautiful and unique piece that can be appreciated for its aesthetic and technical qualities.