The University of Oregon Craft Center will offer beginning glassblowing classes to students and the general public starting from April 7 to April 28 in two different sections. The Oregon Craft Center offers flexible schedules so that participants are able to join the glassblowing class at his or her own leisure, with section one offered Mondays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. and with section two offered on Saturday April 19 from 10:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. and Sunday April 20 from 11 a.m to 4 p.m. Glassblowing class fees range from $15 to $35.
University employee Sumi Wren uses a torch to reheat her glass piece. The University of Oregon Craft Center will offer beginning glassblowing classes to students and the general public starting from April 7-April 28 in two different sections. (Andrew Seng/Emerald)
After the glass piece is shaped and cut in, the glass is opened and finished. This requires the glassblower to transfer the piece to another rod called a punty. The University of Oregon Craft Center will offer beginning glassblowing classes to students and the general public starting from April 7-April 28 in two different sections. (Andrew Seng/Emerald)
With a hollow tube or blowpipe, molten glass is gathered from the furnace. The molten glass in the furnace can be anywhere from 2,025 to 2125° Fahrenheit. The University of Oregon Craft Center will offer beginning glassblowing classes to students and the general public starting from April 7-April 28 in two different sections. (Andrew Seng/Emerald)
University employee Sumi Wren slowly and delicately blows air into the pipe to create a bubble. The University of Oregon Craft Center will offer beginning glassblowing classes to students and the general public starting from April 7-April 28 in two different sections. (Andrew Seng/Emerald)
University grad student Mariah Acton (left) shapes and rotates her hot, but stable glass on a steel table called a marver. The University of Oregon Craft Center will offer beginning glassblowing classes to students and the general public starting from April 7-April 28 in two different sections. (Andrew Seng/Emerald)
University sophomore Alexandra Poje blows into the pipe to create a bubble from her heated glass. The University of Oregon Craft Center will offer beginning glassblowing classes to students and the general public starting from April 7-April 28 in two different sections. (Andrew Seng/Emerald)
A student uses a blowtorch to reheat the glass in between steps. The University of Oregon Craft Center will offer beginning glassblowing classes to students and the general public starting from April 7-April 28 in two different sections. (Andrew Seng/Emerald)
University sophomore Elizabeth Bezark blows into the pipe to create a bubble from her heated glass. The University of Oregon Craft Center will offer beginning glassblowing classes to students and the general public starting from April 7-April 28 in two different sections. (Andrew Seng/Emerald)