ABFusing Workshop is a 2 hr workshop for 2-10 people to enjoy the shared experience of making something incredible entirely out of glass. This a perfect event to schedule with a date, as a party, as a work or family outing, or with a group of buddies. No experience with glass making is necessary! We'll provide all the glass, tools, and know-how you'll need to complete your choice of project with as much creativity as you wish!

In this 4hour single-day workshop you’ll learn about how to set-up a pot of glass to pull and play with as it drips out the bottom of a vitreograph kiln at over 1500*F! Short put set-up instruction starts at noon. After setting up your pots, you’ll have about an 1.5 hour break as the pots heat up. Around 3pm, we’ll start pulling glass and exploring techniques in manipulating molten glass for about 45min. You’ll leave with your glass the same day!

Experienced pullers can set-up a pot any day before their scheduled pull and just come in at 3pm. You’ll leave with your glass that same day! Don't know what this is about? Schedule a Vit Pull with an instructor and we'll walk you through it!

In this 2hour single-day workshop you’ll create custom glass art for all four panels of a lantern. No experience is required. This is a great class for family, friends, and co-workers who have never fused glass before. We'll have all the glass, tools, and know-how for you to unleash your creativity with the incredible material that is glass.

Do you have your own kiln? This 2hr private course covers the secrets of firing schedules (how to select which ones to use and adjust them to your specific needs), how kilns work, routine maintenance and trouble shooting, and basic repairs. Anything and everything you need to fully utilize your kiln!

July 5 - 9, 2025 ◆ Saturday - Wednesday ◆ 10:00AM - 5:00PM (lunches included!)

Creating crackle textures with kilnformed glass powders was pioneered by Bob Leatherbarrow who has continued to explore and develop its design potential over the past 30 years. In this four-session masterclass, Bob will share his knowledge on crackle textures starting from the foundations and advancing to complex designs and compositions.

DEC 6 - 8, 2025 ◆ Saturday - Monday ◆ 10:00AM - 5:00PM (lunches included!)

Learn six ways to create intricate, precise and predictable patterns of straight, elegantly curved, or gestural lines. Discover how to make these lines join, intersect and branch seamlessly. Create fine coloured edges along the rim of slumped pieces that accentuate the shape of the bowl. Techniques outlined in this workshop can be incorporated into your favourite style to improve the composition and design of your piece. 

April 5 - 9, 2025 ◆ Saturday - Wednesday ◆ 9am - 4pm (lunches included!)

A five-day exploratory course, with Catherine LIVE FROM AFAR for every second of class time, offering students the opportunity to expand their kiln-forming skill-set through her exciting pattern-making process for glass. You will make a series of experimental patterned panels, utilizing variations of this process as well as creating a drop out vessel.

May 18 - 22, 2025 ◆ Sunday - Thursday ◆ 10am - 5pm (lunches included!)

This class is aimed to experiment and explore non-traditional methods of working with Pâte de Verre. Students will learn how to create a wide range of objects without making plaster silica molds. We shall investigate different possible results and discover how to achieve artistic and aesthetic goals using glass paste.

Oct 4 - 6, 2025 ◆ Saturday - Monday ◆ 10:00AM - 1:00PM

This class is aimed to experiment and explore non-traditional methods of working with Pâte de Verre. Students will learn how to create a wide range of objects without making plaster silica molds. We shall investigate different possible results and discover how to achieve artistic and aesthetic goals using glass paste.