Flameworking with Boro

Course Outline Join us for an introduction to flameworking with borosilicate or 'hard glass' – an ideal glass for jewellery, sculpture or scientific glassmaking. On this one-day taster session, you will experiment with a range of techniques, using a torch to manipulate solid clear glass borosilicate rods: Melting (gathering) rounded globes Stretching and pulling stringers and adding glass Linking rods to form chains Using rods to create sculptural components The forms you make can stay as separate examples of the technique, or you can join them together to form a small sculptural piece. Skills learned in this class will enable you to further explore the potential of flameworking glass. Notes: Borosilicate or 'hard glass', is more durable, copes well with temperature changes, and is less prone to cracking, than 'soft glass' which is commonly used to make beads. The melting temperature of boro is higher than regular glass and so the techniques involved and outcomes offer an alternative to soft glass flameworking. Flameworking TutorsKerry CollisonSarah Morris