CRAF 251,252 - Introduction to Glassworking

Institution:

Virginia Commonwealth University

Subject:

Description:

Semester courses; 2 lecture and 6 studio hours. 4, 4 credits. Prerequisite: successful completion of the Art Foundation program or permission of instructor. An investigation of techniques, tools, equipment, materials involved in hot and cold glassworking processes. First semester covers basic molten-glass furnace techniques such as blowing and casting, mold-making and Pate de Verre (fusing crushed glass in a mold). Second semester explores colored glass fusing, use of enamels and glazes, mold-making for slumped forms and stained glass.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.vcu.edu/

Phone Number:

(804) 828-0100

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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