Classes

This live online class with artist Amanda Simmons will guide you through how she makes her elegant tall vessels. The class includes two live online classes with Amanda, a downloadable Class Guide full of helpful information, and Bullseye's Master Class Video, Tall Vessels with Amanda Simmons. If you already own the video, you can contact us for a coupon code for $125 off the class price (the cost of the Master Class Video).

Join the Waitlist to be contacted first when the class is next scheduled.

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.

Treat yourself to an immersive glass fusing experience at the Bullseye Glass Co. Factory in Portland, Oregon! This unique opportunity is happening November 2-6, 2026, and is for Bay Area customers. It includes behind-the-scenes tours, hands-on projects, six nights' accommodation, and so much more.

NOTE: Class runs Monday–Friday. We recommend arriving in Portland on Sunday and departing Saturday. Hotel stays are included in the price of class for Sunday night through Friday night. No cancellations, exchanges, or refunds of the class fee after September 2. We highly recommend travel insurance that will cover your class fee and travel costs in case you are unable to attend.

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 Portland—with all glass, tools, and kiln time included!

Class Times
Saturday, November 14, 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.

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 Portland—with all glass, tools, and kiln time included!

Class Times
Saturday, December 12, 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.

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 Portland—with all glass, tools, and kiln time included!

Class Times
Saturday, January 16, 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 drop-out saw is a must-have for removing the rims of just about any drop-out vessel. After completing this quick online course and then demonstrating your skills during an in-person appointment, you can qualify to rent our drop-out saw during Open Studio 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.