Fused Glass Workshop

Fused Glass: Bubbles & Optics Fused Glass Workshop Instructor: Katie Trent Date: Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Beginner, Ages 16 year through adult Description Create an amazing, fused glass piece that reveals a perfect array of tiny bubbles trapped inside or presents an optical illusion of lines growing wider and narrower in a checkerboard pattern. These pieces incorporate simple tricks based on the behavior of glass when it runs through the kiln at a full processing temperature of about 1450 degrees! All supplies are included. Pieces will be available for pick up a week after the class. Instructor Katie Trent I have been playing around with glass for more than 25 years. What started as a hobby ignited by a community education class has turned into an on-going artistic exploration of this amazing medium. Glass is such an interesting art form and I love all the aspects I have explored. I really enjoy making custom stained-glass windows for people and have created dozens of commissioned pieces. I have a love- hate relationship with mosaics but gain great satisfaction in rendering an image with little bits of glass and tile. Several years ago, I bought a kiln and started dabbling with fused glass – making bowls, plates, platters and 3-D landscape pieces. Every new technique presents another challenge! I have taught classes in community centers, glass shops and occasionally at my own home, including beginning stained glass, mosaics, beginning fused glass, heart pendants, Christmas ornaments and paint-pour projects with glass enamel. I recently moved back to the Pacific Northwest (after 40+ years in Minneapolis) and look forward to establishing myself among artists in this region. CAA Artist, Katie Trent, will be teaching more classes this spring through the Jansen Art Center in Lynden. She has a number of beginner-oriented classes for both children and adults. Many of the classes are in Lynden but Beginning Stained Glass will be held in a weekend workshop at her studio in Mount Vernon. She teaches everything from Intro to Glass Fusing, to Rendering Mosaics with Glass to Fused Glass Earrings! Check the Jansen Art Center website for details: Jansen Art Center Website