Classes

Fire up your inner alchemist! In this live online class, you will explore the intrigues of glass chemistry, the subtle and dramatic reactive potential of various glass styles, how some glasses can develop unusual surfaces, and how to work with silver foil. By class's end, you'll be ready to conjure and command a wide array of special effects in Bullseye 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.

In this live online class, artist Frank van den Ham shares his process for creating vessels and scrolls without the use of commercial molds. The class includes the long-format instructional video Outside the Mold with Frank van den Ham, which details four distinct projects—two bowls and two scrolls of different sizes. The ebook of van den Ham's memoir, The Boy that Went on a Journey, is also included as part of the class downloads.

Friday, September 25, 12–4pm Pacific & Friday, October 16, 12-3pm Pacific

After registration, go to ACCOUNT > MY DOWNLOADABLE PRODUCTS to download your Class Guide. It contains important information like links to your Zoom meetings and Class Video, which you’ll need to get started.

Make an 8" plate in this all-inclusive Great Plates class. It comes with the online video, Great Plates with Ted Sawyer, and a self-led hands-on session at Bullseye Glass Resource Center Los Angeles—with all glass, tools, and kiln time included!

Class Times
Saturday, October 10, 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.

Learn how a water-fed angle grinder can enhance your glasswork by refining edges, carving surfaces, and polishing to a high gloss. This orientation includes a quick online course followed by an in-person session. Completion qualifies you to do your own Bullseye Glass projects on the angle grinder in our Open Studio.

After registration, go to ACCOUNT > MY DOWNLOADABLE PRODUCT to access your Orientation Guide, which contains essential information for your session.

Learn how a water-fed angle grinder can enhance your glasswork by refining edges, carving surfaces, and polishing to a high gloss. This orientation includes a quick online course followed by an in-person session. Completion qualifies you to do your own Bullseye Glass projects on the angle grinder in our Open Studio.

After registration, go to ACCOUNT > MY DOWNLOADABLE PRODUCT to access your Orientation Guide, which contains essential information for your session.

Learn how a water-fed angle grinder can enhance your glasswork by refining edges, carving surfaces, and polishing to a high gloss. This orientation includes a quick online course followed by an in-person session. Completion qualifies you to do your own Bullseye Glass projects on the angle grinder in our Open Studio.

After registration, go to ACCOUNT > MY DOWNLOADABLE PRODUCT to access your Orientation Guide, which contains essential information for your session.

Learn how a water-fed angle grinder can enhance your glasswork by refining edges, carving surfaces, and polishing to a high gloss. This orientation includes a quick online course followed by an in-person session. Completion qualifies you to do your own Bullseye Glass projects on the angle grinder in our Open Studio.

After registration, go to ACCOUNT > MY DOWNLOADABLE PRODUCT to access your Orientation Guide, which contains essential information for your session.

Learn how a water-fed angle grinder can enhance your glasswork by refining edges, carving surfaces, and polishing to a high gloss. This orientation includes a quick online course followed by an in-person session. Completion qualifies you to do your own Bullseye Glass projects on the angle grinder in our Open Studio.

After registration, go to ACCOUNT > MY DOWNLOADABLE PRODUCT to access your Orientation Guide, which contains essential information for your session.