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Saturday, November 21st
9:00AM-12:00PM
Location: Rochester Arc + Flame Center
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Add a handmade touch to your holiday entertaining with our Glass Beadmaking Sampler! Create a unique condiment spreader featuring your own handcrafted glass beads, perfect for serving jams, butter, spreads, and festive treats during family gatherings. You'll learn the basics of working with a torch and molten glass as you transform colorful glass rods into handmade beads, which will then be added to the handle of your spreader. Explore color combinations, shaping techniques, and safe glassworking practices while creating a one-of-a-kind serving piece that will add a special touch to your holiday table.
Please note: Finished projects will be available for pickup within one week after class.
This class is appropriate for ages 18+.
This class will take place at Arc + Flame Center, located at
If you would like to request a sign language interpreter, will be attending class with an aide, or have any preferences (seating, vision access, etc), please fill out our contact form.
Class ticket purchases are non-refundable for any reason. A transfer into a different class of equal or greater value may be granted if requested at least 72 hours prior to the class date. Students are always welcome to have someone attend in their place, too!
While we know this is not always ideal, as a small business this is the only way we can ensure our teachers are paid for their time and supplies and our venues are paid rent for their space. We appreciate your support!
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Heather Behrendt, with eleven years of experience in glass work, has been an instructor at the Rochester Arc + Flame Center for 8 years, where she helps students develop their own glass skills and style. Her journey in glass art began in high school, exploring stained glass, fusing, and lampwork, which later evolved into a home studio practice focused on soft glass, creating beads, jewelry, and marbles using detailed stringer techniques. Apart from glass work, Heather enjoys exercising, spending time with her husband, and doting on her two cats. She finds joy in introducing beginners to the world of glass, nurturing what often becomes a new passion for them.
Rochester Arc + Flame Center is an 11,000 square-foot training facility designed specifically for welding, glass working, and blacksmithing with a mission to foster exciting and innovative classes for all.