Our Offerings:
Workshops, Experiences & Classes

Whether you're planning a date night, bringing a group, or starting a long-term learning journey, there’s a way to get sweaty.

Classes Built Around the Heat

Get closer to molten glass than you ever thought you would. Every class at Sweaty Glass is hands-on, beginner-friendly, and guided by an artist who knows how to keep things safe while still letting you feel the real process.

Make a Glass Flower - $50

About 20-30 minutes

Pull, twist, and shape molten glass into a colorful flower you can keep forever.

In this quick, hands-on session, you’ll learn how to shape molten glass into a flower stem and petals. Working with our artist, you’ll pick your color palette and help with the pulls and twists that give each flower its personality.

Key Details:

  • Price: $50 per flower
  • Skill level: Beginner-friendly
  • Duration: about 20–30 minutes
  • Great for: Kids with parents, first-timers, and add-on experiences

Make a Glass Ornament - $75

A quick, beginner-friendly way to try glassblowing and take home a custom ornament.

Step up to the bench and help blow your own glass ornament. You’ll choose your colors, work with our artist to shape and inflate the glass, and watch your design come to life.

This is a shorter experience that’s perfect for first-timers, families, or anyone who just wants a taste of the hot shop.

Key Details:

    • Price: $75 per ornament
    • Skill level: Total beginner-friendly
    • Duration: about 20–30 minutes per ornament
    • Age: 10+ recommended (younger at artist’s discretion with parent present)

Make a Glass Christmas Tree - $150

Create a sculpted glass Christmas tree in your own custom colors—no experience required.

Turn molten glass into a glittering glass Christmas tree. You’ll choose your colors and work alongside our artist to shape and sculpt your tree, learning how the glass twists and stacks as you go.

These trees make one-of-a-kind holiday decorations or gifts, and every swirl of color is up to you.

Key Details:

  • Price: $150 per tree
  • Skill level: Beginner-friendly
  • Duration: approx. 45–60 minutes

Make a Glass Pumpkin - $120

Design and help create a hand-blown glass pumpkin in your choice of colors.

From classic orange to wild, swirly color combos, this pumpkin workshop lets you design a glass pumpkin that will outlast every real one on the porch. You’ll choose your color pattern, then work with our artist to shape the body and pull the stem.

Perfect as a fall tradition, date activity, or small-group project.

Key Details:

  • Price: $120 per pumpkin
  • Skill level: Beginner-friendly
  • Duration: approx. 45–60 minutes

Make a Glass Rabbit - $175

A more advanced sculpting experience where you help create a glass rabbit with real character.

This workshop focuses on sculpting and shaping. You’ll work with our artist to transform molten glass into a rabbit form—building the body, ears, and details as you go. It’s a great next step after simpler projects like ornaments or pumpkins.

Key Details:

  • Price: $175 per rabbit
  • Skill level: Beginner with some comfort around the hot shop, or returning students
  • Duration: approx. 60–90 minutes

Couples Glassblowing Class (Date Night)

A fiery date night for two. Choose your colors and work side-by-side with our artist to create a custom drinking glass, bud vase, or paperweight.

Turn date night into molten-glass chaos in the best possible way. In this guided couples class, you and your partner step into the hot shop, pick your colors, and work with our artist to shape glowing glass into a finished piece.

You’ll see how glass moves, learn what the tools do, and feel the heat of the furnace while we keep things safe and controlled. Each person will design and help create one finished piece to keep.

What you can make (each person chooses one):

  • Drinking glass
  • Bud vase
  • Paperweight

No experience needed—just closed-toe shoes and a willingness to get a little sweaty.

Key Details (optional bullets):

    • Price: $300 per couple
    • Includes: instruction + 2 finished pieces (one per person)
    • Skill level: Beginner-friendly
    • Duration: approx. 1.5–2 hours
    • Age: 16+ recommended (under 18 with parent/guardian)
    • Pickup: Pieces annealed and ready for pickup on a later date

Group Glassblowing Class (4–5 Guests)

Bring your crew to the hot shop. A guided group experience for 4–5 people, perfect for friends, family, or small team outings.

Share the heat with your favorite people. This group class is designed for 4–5 guests who want to experience glassblowing together. You’ll get a studio tour, a safety and process overview, and then each person will work with our artist to design and help create a custom piece.

Typical project options include drinking glasses, bud vases, or paperweights. We’ll guide everyone through color choices and the making process so each person leaves with something unique.

Key Details:

  • Price: $650 per group (4–5 people)
  • Group size: 4–5 guests (for larger groups, please contact us)
  • Skill level: Beginner-friendly
  • Duration: approx. 2–3 hours
  • Includes: instruction + 1 finished piece per person

Glass Science for Kids (Monthly Event)

A kid-friendly deep dive into the science of glass, with demos, experiments, and a take-home glass flower.

Part science lab, part art class. Glass Science for Kids is a monthly event where we pull back the curtain on how glass works. Kids will see live demos, learn what happens when sand turns to glass, and explore color, heat, and motion in a safe, supervised setting.

Each child helps with parts of the process appropriate for their age and takes home a glass flower made in the studio.

Key Details:

  • Price: $50 per child
  • Age: 7 and up
  • Requirement: Parent or guardian must be present
  • Includes: demos, Q&A, and one glass flower per child

Glassblowing Lessons – Ongoing Training

Start with a 3-hour intro lesson, then keep going with hourly training as you build your skills in the hot shop.

If you’re serious about learning glassblowing, this is where to start. Your first lesson is a longer, three-hour session that covers safety, basic gathers, shaping, and simple forms.

After that, you can book additional lessons by the hour to keep progressing—working on cups, forms, or whatever skills you want to focus on.

Pricing:

  • First lesson (approx. 3 hours): $300
  • Additional lessons: $85 per hour

Key Details:

  • Skill level: Motivated beginners to developing glassblowers
  • Focus: Technique, repetition, and building comfort in the hot shop
  • Scheduling: We’ll reach out after purchase to set dates and times

Membership $99/mo

For people who can’t stay out of the hot shop. The Sweaty Glass Membership gives you a mix of classes, exclusive objects, and studio perks over an entire year.

Price: $1,200 per year

Membership Includes:

  • 1 couples night OR two one-on-one classes
  • 1 pumpkin class
  • 1 ornament class
  • 1 slumping and fusing class
  • Object of the Month – 1 unique glass object each month
  • 1 Sweaty Glass t-shirt
  • 1 sticker pack
  • Early access to select events and first dibs on certain limited-run pieces.

Lampworking Bead Class - $85

Sit at the torch and learn how to make your own glass beads using lampworking techniques.

In this focused torch-based class, you’ll learn the basics of lampworking: how to safely work at the torch, heat and shape glass rods, and form beads on mandrels. You’ll practice making simple round beads and explore dots or basic patterns as time allows.

Beads can be used later in jewelry or kept as small keepsakes.

Key Details:

  • Price: $85 per person
  • Skill level: Beginner-friendly
  • Duration: approx. 1.5–2 hours
  • Safety: Closed-toe shoes and natural-fiber clothing recommended

Glass Slumping & Fusing Class - $150

Design and assemble a flat glass piece, then let the kiln do the magic. Learn basic fusing and slumping techniques.

Long Description:
This kiln-based class shifts the focus away from the furnace and onto design. You’ll arrange sheet glass, frit, and stringers to create a plate, small tray, or similar project. We’ll go over basic design principles, glass compatibility, and how the kiln firing schedule turns your design into a finished piece.

After firing, your piece may be slumped into a mold to give it shape.

Key Details:

  • Price: $150 per person
  • Skill level: Beginner-friendly
  • Duration: approx. 2–3 hours plus kiln firing
  • Pickup: Finished pieces available at a later date after firing

Shop Rental

Already comfortable in the hot shop and just need a place to work? Rent the Sweaty Glass studio by the hour.

Pricing:

  • Base price: $125 per hour (studio + basic equipment)
  • Color glass: Bring your own, or add $25 per hour for studio color.

What's Included:

  • Use of furnace, reheats, and bench
  • Shared use of standard hand tools
  • Access to annealers within our firing schedule

What's Not Included:

  • No lessons or instruction
  • No assistants provided
  • No major equipment adjustments without prior approval

Requirements:

  • Demonstrated prior glassblowing experience
  • Studio orientation and safety walk-through
  • Signed studio agreement and waiver

Objects Fresh From the Furnace

Small batches, BIG personality.

Shop glass you can drink from, live with, or give away before you decide to keep it.

Visit Sweaty Glass

Molten glass, good music, and plenty to look at. Swing by during shop hours to watch work in progress, browse finished pieces, or pick up your cooled glass.

Shop + Studio Hours:
Monday: 7 pm – 11 pm
Tuesday: 11 am – 9 pm
Wednesday: 11 am – 9 pm
Thursday: 11 am – 9 pm
Friday: 7 pm – 11 pm
Saturday: 11 am – 5 pm
Sunday: Closed