Contributions made to SiNaCa are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. The mission of SiNaCa Studios is to provide an opportunity to experience the rich tradition of glass as a creative medium through education, studio and community involvement. SiNaCa Studios is an IRS affirmed, 100% publicly supported 501(c)(3), nonprofit organization. A unmistakable combination of a talented faculty, community based programs, open enrollment workshops and a passion for sharing the beauty of glass art is the recipe for a unique and positive experience. We provide a professional gallery space filled with glass treasures and masterpieces waiting to find their new home. We are uniquely dedicated to serving the needs of all glass students from beginning through professional with workshops, classes, studio rental opportunities and facility rentals for private events. SiNaCa Studios offers exclusive opportunities not available anywhere else in the Fort Worth or Dallas area. SiNaCa Studios uses and teaches with Bullseye Glass (90coe) exclusively in our kiln forming studio. We will then put the assembled work into an electric kiln where it will be fired over a 12-hour cycle to fuse the layers together. You will be given the opportunity to cut and layer sheet glass with glass frit and stringers to create your design. Kiln Forming | Fusing & Slumping Glass: When you are working in the kiln forming studio, you are working with the glass in its solid state. It requires a much hotter flame to work, but can be used to create more complex sculptural and blown work. The other is a hard glass called borosilicate, sometimes referred to as pyrex. One is a soft soda-lime based glass that is used primarily for our bead making classes. SiNaCa Studios teaches with two different types of glass in our flame working studio. You will be given the opportunity to melt the glass as well as use tools and gravity to shape your item. You will be given the opportunity to apply color, reheat and shape your creation.įlame Working: When you are working in the flame working studio, you are working with colored and clear glass rods or tubes in front of an open, gas-fueled torch. The process begins by taking a pipe and gathering molten glass from the furnace and then forming and shaping it with tools and by blowing air into it. Glass Blowing: When you are working in the hot shop, you are working with the glass in its molten state (2100F).
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