2013 Events
New Event: Make Your Own Ornament:
Saturday 5th October 2013, 10am-4pm
Saturday 14th December 2013, 10am-4pm
How would you like to make your own glass ball ornament for the holiday season? Open to children (6 yrs+) and adults alike, this experience allows you to work with hot glass up close, while staying on the cool end of the glassblowing iron at all times. You’ll get to choose the colors and the size of your ornament, and then partner with our professional glassblowers to create your custom glass ball. You will make the ornament by blowing air through the moving blowpipe as the glassblower guides the glass with special tools. Once you and the glassblower have made your ornament, it is removed from the blowpipe, a glass loop is added and it is placed in an oven to begin an overnight slow cooling process. Ornaments are ready for pick up in 3 days or can be shipped for an additional fee.
For a demonstration please click here
Handcasting Events:
Mother's Day Handcasting
Saturday 4th May 2013, 9am-3pm
Father's Day Handcasting
Saturday 8th June 2013, 9am-3pm
Holiday Handcasting
Saturday 7th December 2013, 9am-5pm
People of all ages are invited to come down to create one-of-a-kind gifts using their own hands and feet. For $30 - $40, depending on size, you can have a hand or foot print cast in glass. Now also offering the option to personalize your print with an inscription of a name or message. Spots fill up fast, so give us a call to reserve your
time now.
We hold the casting events two to three weeks before each celebration day (Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Christmas) so that gifts will be ready in time.
Paw Casting:
Saturday 3rd August 2013, 10am-3pm
Its an easy process where your furry friends walk through sand and press their paws into clay to create an imprint that will last forever.
Plus: $15 from every imprint sold will be donated to the Kingston Humane Society.
For $35, you get two keepsake, a clay and glass paw print!
Spots fill up fast so call or email now to reserve your spot.
Design Your Own Paperweight:
Saturday 9th February 2013
10am - 4pm
Cost: $35
Celebrating the arts in the Kingston community, we invite people to visit our hot studio during the
coldest time of the year and design a glass work of your own. Participants create paperweights
by selecting their own colours and designs (heart shaped stencils will be available for those one-of-a-kind gifts that
will be available just in time for Valentine’s Day).
After the colour and design has been formed, participants watch as a glassblower pours molten hot glass onto their creation to form a paperweight.
2012 Art After Dark:
Dates to be determined
This bi-annual event is a one-night-only opportunity to visit 12 galleries in downtown Kingston. The event will be held in Spring and Fall. Each gallery will be offering light refreshments, great conversation and of course, compelling art.
We will be having glass demonstrations as well as new art work from our feature artists, Liz Dalton and Paul Smits.
Participating Galleries include:
Black Dog Pottery
58 Queen St.
Cornerstone
255 Ontario St.
Earth To Spirit
340 King St. East
Frameworks Gallery
198 Princess St.
Gallery Raymond
334 Princess St.
Jamieson Gallery
342 Princess St.
Kingston Glass Studio & Gallery
56 Queen St.
Studio 22 Open Gallery
320 King St. East
Sydenham Street Studios
178 Sydenham St.
ZEALmetal
190 Sydenham St.
