For years, I’ve been talking about ways to elevate the glass scene in Buffalo, never knowing that there was a well established local leader in the realm who first set up shop in 2009.

A few years later, he was at an art glass convention in Chicago and took a class in lampworking. "I've been doing that ever since." Lampworking is a type of glass work in which the artist uses a ...

Looking to get out of the house a bit, I took a glass in lampworking (glass beadmaking) at the Worcester Center for Crafts. One class and I was hooked — 3 years later we built a studio in my ...

Calgarian Laurel Pryde has been creating lampwork glass beads for a decade now and says she's learned that 'if your expectations are really rigid, lampworking is probably not the thing for you.' ...

Chris Buzzini makes lampwork paperweights, encasing tiny glass flowers inside more glass. Oregon City’s Chris Buzzini keeps the 150-year-old craft of lampwork paperweights alive. These ...

After a brief hiatus, The Fusing Shop is ready to welcome new and returning students eager to immerse themselves in the world of lampworking, glass bead making, and crafting stunning, one-of-a ...

Our offerings include, digital photography, ceramics, drawing, printmaking, woodworking, metalsmithing & jewelry, glass beading & lampworking, digital design classes with laser cutting and 3D printing ...

After a brief hiatus, The Fusing Shop is ready to welcome new and returning students eager to immerse themselves in the world of lampworking, glass bead making, and crafting stunning, one-of-a-kind ...