Roger combines a method of teaching that uses a lecture portion featuring slideshow examples from his own work as well as a hands-on approach. The workshops below are listed in order of difficulty. Please contact the venue if you have questions about your qualifications.

"Project Class: Rollups"
Pacific ArtGlass has the combined facilities necessary to create exciting vessels of blown fused glass, called roll ups, and Roger will offer his 5-day Projects class with a focus on making these works. In this week we will explore design considerations for roll ups as we learn to make fused blanks in the kiln forming studio and then observe and participate in the process of rolling the panels into blown glass forms with a glass blowing artist. Each student will make several blown glass forms out of their own work during the class.

Previous advanced fusing experience is a prerequisite, and the "Expanding the Glass Palette" class is recommended.
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February 20 - 23, 2012
February 25 - 28, 2012
"Images in Glass"

Ed Hoy's International
27625 Diehl Road
Warrenville, IL 60555-3838
Maria Moran
(800) 323-5668 Toll Free
(630) 836-1353 Local
(630) 836-1362 Fax
mmoran@edhoy.com
www.edhoy.com

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In this class, students will benefit from group discussions and critiques as they each work to create original art pieces. From conceptualization and design to business practices and marketing, this is an exciting opportunity to develop your style and receive peer feedback under the guidance of an extremely talented professional artist. Previous advanced fusing experience is a prerequisite, and the "Expanding the Glass Palette" class is recommended.
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"The Projects Class"
Roger Thomas is a world renowned glass artist whose techniques and style are instantly recognizable. Now he is going to share his experience and unique vision to help you cultivate your own personal artwork.

"Images in Glass"
This course focuses on design and process for landscape in fused glass, as Roger Thomas shares his techniques and philosophy of his Glass Paintings. Roger is known to students of glass for his varied and unusual glass fusing techniques with which he creates his art. During this class the student will complete four landscape samples, as Roger discusses and demonstrates how he creates color, depth and translucency in his work.
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"The Shiny Class: Metals & Mica in Glass Media"
Another palette-expanding course.  This class takes an intensive approach to the variety of non-glass materials that can be used in fusing.  Some permanent markers, fiberglass, paper, wire, minerals, and small animal skeletons may all be successfully combined with fused glass using principles and guidelines laid down in this class. Discussion includes establishing the similarities between iridescent, dichroic and mica surfaces and their relationship to fusing glass. A special focus is given to mica and its application to glass. Metals available in leaf will be explored as well as techniques for foil in gold, silver and copper. 
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Students will see and re-create lots of technique samples. A good knowledge of basic fusing is required. This class is a must for any fusing enthusiast. Don't miss it.
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"Thinking Painting, Using Fusing"
In this class Roger Thomas shares his technique for designing and rendering landscapes in fused glass. The student will make samples of different techniques for landscapes, each illustrating styles Roger uses in his own studio. In addition the student will create a larger landscape project using techniques they will develop during the class. This is an ideal class for the accomplished fuser looking to expand into a more pictorial medium as well as the accomplished painter or draughtsman wishing to expand into fused glass. The prerequisites are either good fusing skills or good painting skills combined with basic fusing experience.
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