Glass

Beginning & Intermediate Glass Beadmaking

  • Schedule Thursdays, 6:30 - 9 PM
  • Start Date July 16, 2026
  • End Date September 3, 2026
  • Location Sawtooth School for Visual Art
  • Studio Glass Studio - 208
  • Level All Levels
  • Suitable for Ages 18 - Adult
  • # of Meetings 8

This glass beadmaking class will set a firm foundation of skills and take beginners through all the basics of glass bead making using a benchtop torch. Cover torch and studio safety and learn about creating glass beads around a mandrel. Start with the traditional round bead, then increase skills by learning to use other tools to shape the beads and apply other forms of glass such as stringers and frit to embellish the surface of the bead. Repeat students are welcome. Soft glass COE 104 is used in the beadmaking classes.

Instructor

Jeff Wilson

Jeff Wilson

Jeff Wilson is a self-taught artist specializing in all forms of glass arts including glassblowing and lampworking, glass beadmaking, glass fusing and slumping, and stained glass. He has been the featured glass artist at the Carolina Classic Fair in Winston-Salem… Read more