All That Jazz: New Warm and Cold Approaches to Dichroic Glass by Donald Friedlich 2026

Dates: July 20 - July 25, 2026. One-Week Intensive Class.
Technique: Cold Working, kiln forming, slumping into custom-made molds, sandblasting.
Location: The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass.
Application deadline: March 15 or until the class is full.
All skill levels welcome. No glass experience required.
Price: $1075

A full foundation of cold working processes will be established including inventive approaches to sandblasting. From there, move to slumping and use the versatile and affordable Cricut machine to make custom drop-out moulds, and sandblasting resists, and slump glass. UV-cured and epoxy adhesives will also be covered.

By working small, one can efficiently investigate new ideas, acquire broader skills, and make forms that can be studied for larger work or finished as jewelry. Don is a former SNAG President and an accomplished jeweler and teacher. This week will be rich with information relevant to the beadmaker, glass jeweler, and sculptor alike, and we’ll have some laughs along the way. All skill levels are welcome. Class size is limited to just 9 students. The Studio facilities are superb, and you have literally the best class collection in the world right next door.


Summer classes are filled by lottery, and we will notify you of acceptance by March 30.
For more information, please contact The Studio at +1 607.438.5100 or fill out the contact form.

About the teacher:
A graduate of RISD, Don Friedlich has been a leading figure in contemporary jewelry for four decades. He served as President of the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG). His jewelry has been shown in museums all over the world and is in the permanent collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Schmuckmuseum, the Corning Museum of Glass, and many others. Don has lectured at more than 60 schools and conferences internationally, taught at Haystack, Penland and The Studio, and been an artist-in-residence at The Studio of the CMOG, Canberra School of Art in Australia, Pittsburgh Glass Center, and California College of Art, among others.

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