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Mike Dupille Casting Workshop

Stained Glass Stuff is pleased to announce that Mike Dupille will be teaching his popular casting workshop here in our studio from Saturday, October 15th to Monday, October 17th, 2011. This Three Day workshop will run from 9am to 5pm. The class size is limited to only 8 students, with some previous fusing experience required.

Mold Making for Kiln Casting

This workshop will cover the basics of glass casting, using several methods and materials. Learn more about the use of frits, cut pieces, inclusions and casting billets. Mike will show you how to use fibre paper, Castalot composition molds and instruction on model preparation. These techniques can help create exciting new directions for your current work or future projects.

There will be a major emphasis on open face casting for production, discussing and demo of polyurethane materials to duplicate original models.

Michael has a friendly, informative teaching style and will address your personal projects as well.

Don't forget about the killer slide show!

Students should bring a dust mask, clay carving tools, a notebook and pen. Bring a camera, but no video recording please.

The fee for this workshop is $775, HST included. We are taking deposits of $150 to secure spaces in this class. The final price will include HST, materials, use of tools, firing, a hot lunch each day, and light refreshments throughout the day.

BIO

Seattle resident Michael Dupille has worked in art his entire career, as a creator, consultant and educator.

Experienced in a variety of media including animation, illustration, print, and textile design, he continues to challenge himself through invention and innovation.

Since the late 1980's he has worked exclusively with glass, having developed and refined a technique for 'painting with glass', using crushed glass in combination kiln fired methods.

Michael is recognized as a pioneer in the field of kiln formed glass, especially in the area of mold making and kiln casting. He is the creator of Castalot -a reusable glass casting mold material.

He has done design work for Bullseye Glass, was a guest artist and instructor at The Camp Colton Glass program, and his creative input is well featured in Boyce Lundstrom's books on art glass techniques. He has also been a guest studio artist at the Uroboros Glass Factory.

His work is highly collectible and his numerous commissions include projects for the Washington State Arts Commission, Oregon State Arts Commission, The Pierce County Arts Commission, The Everett Cultural Commission, The Seattle Times, Amazon.com, the Seattle Mariners and the Lower Manhattan Development Project.