Workshop Registration
Nikolai Morse
"Rockin' the Rollers!"
Flameworking
June 17 - 21, 2024 (5-day workshop)
Come and learn to squeeze all the juice out of your rollers and pick up a really fun way to work with borosilicate. In this class, we will cover all the ways to heat and shape without leaving the roller. We will learn to contain and control variables by heating, blowing and shaping without leaving the roller. This way we can make larger and cleaner shapes with less effort saving energy and retaining our focus throughout the day. Cones, spheres, cylinders, cups, bowls, dewar seals, and jacketed vessels will be just some of what we cover in this class.
The most important function of a good roller is to center objects, but what else can they do? This approach to hollow shaping borosilicate is an amalgamation of hot shop and flame working techniques. As such, soft glass artists who are transitioning to the torch are also encouraged to enroll.
Cups, goblets, flared feet, beakers, hot popping, double walled vessels, bridging, function building, and encapsulation of sculptures will be covered along with whatever else we have time for. Advanced turning styles like the crawl and walk back will be covered in depth.
Rollers will be provided for the duration of the class and will be available for purchase afterwards. However, if you already have a roller that you like, please feel free to bring it.
By heating, blowing, and shaping, mostly on the roller, we can maintain better posture with less fatigue. I believe this approach can help us work larger without injury and longer into our lifetimes.
....There will also be some sculpting demonstrated for good measure.
This class meets from 9am to 5pm each day, Monday through Friday, with additional studio time Monday through Thursday, from 5pm to 9pm. Materials for participating in the course are included. If you have specific colors you are interested in working with please bring them with you.
Nikolai Morse, aka Taffy the Grey, has been working with glass for 18 years. After finishing a master's degree in a hot shop based program, Nikolai picked up flameworking and started Taffy Tubes, a borosilicate furnace tubing company. Many years of exploring the gap between hot shop and flameworking techniques has led to innovative uses of sculpting from inside the bubble and shaping boro hot-shop style on bench rollers. Now Nikolai builds tools and teaches his unorthodox approach to shaping whenever he can.
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Additional Information
- Participation limited to students 18 years of age and up.
- Lunch is available for an additional fee; $100 for 5-day workshops.
- Classes meet 9 am to 5 pm each day. Students will have additional practice time the first four evenings of the course, Monday through Thursday, from 5 pm to 9 pm.
- Materials for participating in the course are included. If you have specific colors you are interested in working with please bring them with you.
- Any work from the final day of the course remaining in a kiln will be available for pick up beginning the following Monday. Students may have finished worked shipped for an additional fee.
Discounted Hotel Information
Hampton Inn Swedesboro
2 Pureland Drive
Swedesboro, NJ 08085
Breakfast included! Next door to the Holiday Inn Philadelphia South-Swedesboro. Rooms include free parking, free Wi-Fi, microwave, and mini-refrigerator. Onsite fitness center and outdoor pool.
Reservations need to me made 2 weeks prior to each set of workshops. The cancellation policy is 24 Hours prior to arrival. To reserve over the phone, call 856-467-6200 and ask for the "SCCC Glass Workshop" rate. The group codes below can be used if booking online or on the Hilton honors app.
If staying through more than one week for multiple class, you may be able to get an even bigger discount! Ask for Dana in Sales when calling the hotel for a multiple week stay.
May 20 - 24 (May 19 - 25) $119.00 Group Code: SAL
May 28 - May 30 (May 27 - June 1) $119.00 Group Code: GLA
June 3 - 7 (June 2 - 8) $119.00 Group Code: MAY
June 10 - 14 (June 9 - 15) $119.00 Group Code: KRI
June 17 - 21 (June 16 - 22) $119.00 Group Code: COL
July 1 - 3 (June 30 - July 4) $109.00 Group Code: WOR
Holiday Inn - Philadelphia South - Swedesboro
1 Pureland Drive
Swedesboro, NJ 08085
Hotel includes a bar and lounge for gathering with friends. Restaurant onsite. Rooms include free parking, free Wi-Fi, microwave, mini-refrigerator, and Keurig. Onsite fitness center and outdoor pool.
Reserve a room by calling 856-467-3322. Reference the group code "SCC".
Online reservations can be made at https://www.holidayinn.com/redirect?path=hd&brandCode=HI&localeCode=en®ionCode=1&hotelCode=BDGNJ&_PMID=99801505&GPC=SCC&cn=no&viewfullsite=true.
All workshop weeks, $129/night, Group Code: SCC
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