点评:Definitely do this! You'll love learning about how it's done, watching art made in front of you, and making something for yourself to bring home! (***At least day or more later.)
My teen loves creating things through art. Her birthday this year was a group of 5 girls, and myself. We booked the $250 1hr session, and it was perfect for this occasion. No one in our group had any experience with molten glass. Each person got to interact with the molten glass and tools on 3 separate occasions thoughout our session.
The first time is after Ben's explanation of what he does, his history of creating with glass, what we do in the session, and the basics about the tools. This was followed by a demonstration and hands-on instruction for each person on how to use the tools, how the glass "behaves," and to get the general feel of it.
After that, he assisted each person in making a rose (easier said than done for first timers!).
Lastly, we each chose colors and a stamp we wanted for our stamped ornaments.
He ended the session with a short demonstration on blown glass (something our group didn't have enough time to do, as it's more skilled and involved. If you want to do blown glass in your session, I recommend less people and/or the longer session).
Each person was able to keep their rose and ornament. Anything else he created while we were there also went home with us (the birthday girl), including the small bottle he created at the end of the session while demonstrating how to make a blown glass piece.
We will definitely go back for a more involved session.
***If you are visiting from out of town, make it your FIRST stop. Glass creations will likely need final touches from Ben (smoothing edges, etc...). This means your piece may be ready for pickup in 24hrs or more (ours was ready 2 to 3 days later). Definitely mention this at the time of booking, if you're only in town a few days.
Locals, you'll circle back another day to grab your finished pieces.
Do it. You won't regret it.
翻译:一定要这样做!你会喜欢学习制作过程,观看眼前的艺术作品,并为自己制作一些带回家的东西!(***至少一天或更长时间。)
我的女儿喜欢通过艺术创造东西。她今年的生日是一群 5 个女孩和我一起度过的。我们预订了 250 美元的 1 小时课程,非常适合这个场合。我们小组中没有人有过熔融玻璃的经验。在我们的课程中,每个人都在 3 个不同的场合与熔融玻璃和工具互动。
第一次是在 Ben 解释他的工作、他用玻璃创作的历史、我们在课程中做什么以及工具的基础知识之后。接下来是向每个人演示和动手指导如何使用工具、玻璃如何“表现”,以及了解它的总体感觉。
之后,他帮助每个人制作了一朵玫瑰(对于初学者来说,说起来容易做起来难!)。最后,我们每个人都选择了我们想要的印章装饰物的颜色和印章。
他以吹制玻璃的简短演示结束了课程(我们小组没有足够的时间做这件事,因为它更需要技巧和参与度。如果您想在课程中做吹制玻璃,我建议人数少一些和/或课程时间长一些)。
每个人都可以保留他们的玫瑰和装饰品。我们在场时他制作的其他东西也和我们(生日女孩)一起回家了,包括他在课程结束时制作的小瓶子,同时演示如何制作吹制玻璃作品。
我们一定会回来参加更复杂的课程。
***如果您是从外地来访,请将其作为您的第一站。玻璃作品可能需要 Ben 的最后润色(平滑边缘等...)。这意味着您的作品可能在 24 小时或更长的时间内准备好供取货(我们的作品在 2 到 3 天后准备好)。如果您只在城里待几天,请务必在预订时提及这一点。
当地人,您会改天再回来拿您完成的作品。
赶快行动吧。您不会后悔的。