Thursday, July 24, 2025 @ 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
$65 per person, materials supplied by artist
Class limited to 18
Ages 16+, No experience necessary.
In this 100% hands-on educational solid glass-working class, you will leave the class with a solid windchime all made by you! No prior glass- working experience is required.
After a simple safety demonstration and explanation, class will begin with the basics of how glass moves and how to apply color, heating the glass and shaping the glass. Mike will then guide small groups of students through the process of making their windchimes. Students will watch the instructor, other students, as well as themselves make the glass. A solid understanding of hot glass occurs through observation and practice.
Glass wind chime will be ready at the end of class.
About Mike Peluso: Mike Peluso was interested in drawing and art from early childhood. When he started his undergraduate work he initially majored in architectural and interior design, however, he quickly discovered that he preferred a greater art base within his work. He returned to Central PA and when he took his first glassblowing class on a whim, he knew he had found his calling. He went on to discover that his ancestors had blown glass in both Italy and Germany. Mike’s studies in glass continued at the soft glass studio of Harrisburg Area Community College, where he received a degree in visual art and design, and he has taken numerous classes at The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY. He has studied under glassblowing and flame-working masters such as William Gudenrath, Michael Scheiner, James Nowak, Michael Rogers, Milon Townsend, Jane Bruce and the late Elio Quarisa. Mike has 20 years’ of experience in functional glass making and currently operates a soft glass and flame-working studio in Elizabethtown, PA. His work is displayed in regional galleries and shops, and he regularly participates in art festivals and artist shows. Mike teaches glassblowing at his studio and instructs at the Art Center and Galleries of Mechanicsburg, PA, where he also serves on the board of directors. He also instructs classes at Brain Vessel Gallery in Mechanicsburg, PA.