Mold Making & Kiln Casting with Linda Ethier

Date:		November 14-18 (5 Days) Saturday - Wednesday 9 AM - 5 PM each day
Class Size:		6 students
Tuition:		$975 - includes all materials, use of tools and firings

Oregon Public Broadcasting calls Linda Ethier "one of the pioneers of glass fusion" and with good reason. Linda has been casting glass since the late 1960s and both Linda and her work appear in Boyce Lundstrom's original books on glass fusing.

No resume, though, can speak to an artist's capabilities as convincingly as their work. Linda's beautiful, evocactive, and technically stunning cast glass sculptures tell you instantly that she is a true master.

Class Description

This class will cover all essential techniques for kiln casting glass. Participants will gain hands-on experience with both open and closed molds. More advanced techniques will be fully demonstrated. Students are encouraged to bring their own designs for process review.

Techniques covered:

• clay and wax modeling
• open molds
• lost wax for glass casting
• rubber molds (demo)
• closed molds for fully dimensional work
• glass and packing molds
• firing schedules and theory
• finishing / cold working (demo)

In addition to the considerable hands-on work (students will complete two cast pieces), Linda will demonstrate several additional techniques including rubber mold making, sculptural cold-working, and box-casting.

About Linda

Known for her pioneering, innovative work with fused and kiln cast glass, Linda Ethier has been working in glass since 1969. She has created numerous public art commissions and successfully balances her career as an exhibiting artist with innovative, site specific glass works for public spaces.

Career highlights include:

• Guest Lecturer, Vetroricerca Glas
• Lecturer, Glass Art Society (GAS) Conference 2004
• Contributor, Pate de Verre and Kiln Casting of Glass by Fenton and Kervin
• Instructor, Kilnformed Glass, Pacific NW College of Art
• Guest Instructor, with Ludwig Schaffrath, Staatlichen Academy, Germany
• Pilchuck Glass School, Teaching Assistant with Sidney Cash
• Sculptural Glass, Camp Colton Glass Program, Colton, OR
• Sculptural Glass, Creative Glass Co., Zurich, Switzerland
• Numerous private and public commissions including: University of Rochester, Tuality Hospital, University of Oregon, and the Portland Center for the Perfuming Arts

More of Linda's work and her complete resume are available on her website: www.lindaethier.com.