When a student asks me what theme I prefer for my works, I answer “the winter”. In winter landscapes there is magic, a certain melancholy, a special poetic atmosphere. The first project of this class will explore the serene atmosphere of a winter river forest. The second project will be focused on a deep forest path landscape, another one of my favorite environments, which is perfect to talk about creating a spectacular sense of depth in the piece.

Goals:
Acquire the ability to manage technical issues that come up while working on a river winter landscape and in a depth forest path. Learn how to shape delicate snow-covered glass branches using a soft flame.

Learn how to “read” the image, because it needs to be “seen” as “divided” in several sequential plans of optical levels.

Get a deeper knowledge about Glass behavior and learn how to improve the quality of the transmission of light through the increasing of thickness in our pieces. Learn how to manage the best kiln firing schedules to get a piece in “perfect shape and health”. Give the final setting of the piece major value in order to upraise its poetry.

CLASS SIZE: 4 to 7 students

Class plan: 10 days. (64 hours in 8 studio lessons + 2 days in between to explore the territory)

Fee: 1,600 Euros + accommodation (Italian tax included)