Classes

Explore how symmetry, precision, and personal aesthetic can be united through the kaleidoscopic power of Contemporary Yantra, where sophisticated geometric principles shine through gorgeous kilnformed glass.

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How can you find inspiration consistently? And how can you then translate it into compelling, satisfying works of glass? Join artist Ted Sawyer, Bullseye’s Director of Research and Education, for a live online class that teaches how he generates ideas, how he explores and develops them, and how he realizes them in the glass studio. Class includes 14 unique project lessons, long-term access to 9+ hours of class video, 1 live orientation session, 4 live online class sessions, and a 75-page Class Guide.

Class Times
Friday, September 11, 9-10am (Orientation); Saturday, October 10, 9am-1:30pm; Saturday, October 24, 9am-1pm; Saturdays, November 7 & 21, 9am-1pm. All times Pacific, 2026.

After registration be sure to go to ACCOUNT > MY DOWNLOADABLE PRODUCT to download your Class Guide. It contains all the information you need for class.

Discover groundbreaking methods you can use to craft highly detailed natural and abstract objects in kilnformed glass.

Class Times
Monday, October 26, 9am-1pm Pacific, Tuesday, October 27, 9am-1pm Pacific, and Tuesday, November 17, 9am-12pm Pacific

After registration, go to ACCOUNT > MY DOWNLOADABLE PRODUCTS to download your Class Guide. It contains all the information you need for class including Zoom links.

Note: While Gottschall Baker often combines multiple techniques in her sculptures, the lost wax kilncasting technique used to create the hand in the main image will not be covered during class.

A project-based sandblasting class. Great Plates—Sandblast! comes with online instructions and hands-on making at Bullseye Glass Resource Center Portland—with all glass, tools, sandblaster access, and kiln time included!

Class Times
Saturday, November 28, 11am, 2026

After registration be sure to go to ACCOUNT > MY DOWNLOADABLE PRODUCT to download your Class Guide. It contains the information you'll need for class.

A project-based sandblasting class. Great Plates—Sandblast! comes with online instructions and hands-on making at Bullseye Glass Resource Center Portland—with all glass, tools, sandblaster access, and kiln time included!

Class Times
Saturday, January 2, 11am, 2027

After registration be sure to go to ACCOUNT > MY DOWNLOADABLE PRODUCT to download your Class Guide. It contains the information you'll need for class.

Learn why a lap wheel is a favorite coldworking tool for professional studios and how to operate one safely and confidently! By completing this quick online course and then demonstrating your skills during an in-person, hands-on appointment, you can qualify to rent our coldshop lap wheel for your Bullseye glass projects!

After registration be sure to go to ACCOUNT > MY DOWNLOADABLE PRODUCT to download your Orientation Guide. It contains vital information you'll need for orientation.