Glassblowing Lessons Near Portland

We offer private glass art classes in Glassblowing, Lamp working, & Fusing.

This format allows us tailor our lessons to those who want to learn the skills to work with glass, as well as the bucket listers who want to give it a try!
We love hosting teams, families, date nights, celebrations, wedding / unity pieces, and some other special projects. With our format you can:
- invite who you want
- schedule a time slot Monday - Saturday that is convenient for you
- bring cool items home the following week

Our shop can accommodate both small and large groups.
Prices are based on number if participants:
1-2 students $375
3-4 students $450
5-6 students $750
7-8 students $900
9+ $25 per student beyond 8 students

First lessons orient students to the hot shop, covering safety equipment, and hand tools. The first exercise teaches students to gather molten glass from the furnace and sets up a series of projects progressing in difficulty and skill, starting with a “snowman,” followed by a paperweight with added color, an ornament, and for smaller sized classes, we end with a cylinder that most students use as a cup or candle votive. During certain times of the year we can modify activities to feature heart paperweights, pumpkins, or floats as alternate versions to our typical format pictured.

Our lessons run 3-4 hours and are booked in 9am-1pm, 1:30-5:30pm, and 6-10pm time slots Monday through Saturday.
Sunday’s may be available by special request.

Come back the following Saturday during our open gallery hours 11am-3pm, to pick up your creations (we’ll have completed any cold working -grinding down of any rough edges - needed for you)!

When you reach out to schedule please let us know what day of the week and time slot you prefer to expedite the scheduling process. To schedule email us please use our contact form or email info@firehouseglass.com.

Please be patient with a response back as scheduling lessons requires coordinating multiple schedules. We typically schedule Saturdays a couple of weeks out and may require more than a weeks notice on other scheduling. We do not offer day of scheduling.

Torch / Lamp Working Lessons are $150 for a 2 hour lesson for 1 ($180 for 2 students). All materials included.
Our Warm Shop features a sizable area to work smaller scale with glass on the torch.

A typical first lesson will walk students through using the torch safely and will focus either on small pendants / marbles using hard glass, or bead making using soft glass. Please let us know what you’d like to learn when you reach out to schedule.

Fusing prices vary by glass usage:
Learn to fuse, slump, or mold glass to create unique plates, picture frames, coasters, magnets and more! Our fusing instruction is based on what you want to make which will influence material cost. Send us an email if you’re interested in learning to fuse something specific!
Fusing Related Fees:
· $15/hour Warm Shop studio rental (featuring equipment including two Paragonkilns, two Evenheat kilns, a variety of kiln molds, kiln furniture, and glass tools for renter use. We use mainly Bullseye sheet glass, frit, powder, and rods, which we typically have some available on site. Please check in with us on planning for something specific. Warm Shop studio rental includes bench time and use of tools. Glass and firing is not included).
· $35 / hour instructor fee (typical lessons are 3-4 hours depending on what you want to make)
Additional Fusing Fees (dependent on project):
· $5/mold mold rental
· $5.00/sheet for Bullseye Thin-fire shelf paper
· $30/firing in the Paragon GL24 front loading kiln; uses 20”x20” shelf
· $40/firing in the Evenheat oval top loading kiln; interior dimensions approximately 36”x24”

Cold Working:
Learn to Cold Work and finish your glass in a fully equipped facility that has the tools you need to unleash your creativity or polish your projects.
· $15.00/hour studio rental ($15 minimum) (includes Glastar sand blasting cabinet with a pressure pot, a water fed drill press, a slab saw, two 30" Covington
Engineering lathes (one for grinding, the other for polishing), a 30" slurry wheel, and a 18" diamond lap wheel)
· $35 / hour instructor fee.

Interested in a larger scale class / event? Give us a call or shoot us an email. We love hosting team building events, holiday parties, bachelor/ette events and more!