Glassblowing Studio

[aboatman]

Several months ago I posted wondering about locations for a glassblowing studio. Many thanks to those with suggestions.
I have moved the glassblowing studio to 11th and Western in Oklahoma City. It is at 1218-C N. Western Ave. Rick and Tracey Bewley are opening a glass fusing studio there (1218-B) along with an art gallery (1218-A) headed by Stephen Kovash. The building will be known as Urban Art and I will maintain the glassblowing studio as Blue Sage Studios. Renovations are occurring to the building and I expect to be fully operational again in a couple of weeks. I hope to have an open house and ice cream social on Memorial weekend. Everyone is invited and I will keep you up to date.
Thanks,
Andy Boatman
Blue Sage Studios - Glassblowing

[metro]

Cool. That's not too far from me. Will you be having any glass blowing classes or anything where the public can come in and make their own?

[metro]

aboatman, can you please answer my question above in regards to your glassblowing studio??

[Karried]

I checked his link on his post.. here is what I found:

Schedule of Events at BlueSage Studios

We will be offering an introductory hot glass classes on a regular basis through the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. Classes will cover the basics of hot glass work and students in this session will have the opportunity to make a a variety of glass pieces. Typically, a Saturday session class will last about five weeks at four hours a day. The class is limited to four students, visit the OKCMOA web site to see when our next class will be offered. We will be hosting a course this fall offered through the Oklahoma City Museum of Art.
Individual sessions are available if you would prefer to learn in a one-on-one setting. Email Andy at andy@bluesagestudios.com Call Andy at 405-601-2583 or 405-473-0754, please leave a message.
See our Membership page for information on becoming a member of Blue Sage Studios.
When blowing glass it is important to be safe. All clothing needs to be natural materials, no synthetics please. Proper dress for the session should include: heavy closed toe shoes, long sleeve over shirt, short sleeve undershirt, long pants, and bandana or ball cap. Be sure to bring a bottle of water.
Call 405-601-2583 or 405-473-0754 for more information.

[metro]

Thanks for the info Karried. I guess my question still to you aboatman, is that I didn't see any information on the OKCMOA website about current or upcoming glassblowing classes, can you share more information?

[foodiefan]

I know Blue Sage has done classes at the Museum in the past. The Class Schedule for this summer does not list a glass blowing class. You might call the Museum (236-3100) and find out if they are going to offer anything this fall.

[metro]

Thanks. I'll try that, I was just hoping to hear from the owner himself though.

[Karried]

"Due to our recent move we are currently on hiatus at the studio."

Maybe he's busy with his move.

[PUGalicious]

^^^ Do you?

[CMSturgeon]

So, I think I'll go to the grand opening. But only if the guy is a little more active on the forum. I only want to support a fellow member. Know what I mean guys?

[gmwise]

with due respects to the forum, some of us have lives offline.
the glass blowing studio owner is no doubt moving and making sure workers and visotors are safe and maybe a little decorating as well.
best wishes to him
to those who feel like the center of the universe,who most likely never done anything that requires more then a trip to walmart-or glad bags to move, its a compilcated process, SPECIALLY WITH GLASS.

[MadMonk]

gmwise, all of us have lives offline. What I think she was meaning is that with only a quick intro and a few posts, we haven't really gotten to know the guy, that's all. BTW, aboatman, the pictures linked on your site are pretty cool. It's an interesting art that would be fun to try (hence the requests concerning classes).

[striker]

It appears that the Urban Art building is coming together quickly. Word is they'll be having some great parties soon. It looks like Andy keeps his weblog fairly updated with the recent news.

Be sure to check out both his website at Blue Sage Studios - Glassblowing as well as Rick and Tracey Bewley's site at http://www.artfusionstudio.com/.

[metro]

striker, where is the Urban Art building?