“Bee Crafty” At The Farm April 18th

Four Special Workshops At The Farm

Join us for a full day of workshops and learn how we make the wonderful beeswax items sold in our shop. You will take part in four hands-on workshops in our outdoor classroom gazebo.

In the morning session we will teach you how to make beautiful beeswax candles, our special honey, beeswax, and oatmeal artisan soap, and a very handy and sustainable beeswax food wrapper. After enjoying a delicious charcuterie style lunch in our lovely backyard setting, you will be taught how to make a beautiful bee themed fused glass art piece. You can choose from one of our patterns or design your own piece which will be mounted onto a votive holder or you can add a hanger to display it as a suncatcher. You will depart at the end of a full day of crafting and friendship with recipes and methods as well as a beeswax candle, a bar of our artisanal soap. Your one of a kind fused glass art piece will be ready for pickup after a few days of firing in our kiln.

Private Fused Glass Art Lessons

Frances offers private lessons glass art lessons. Her cozy studio has a capacity of two guest artists at a time. Prices for private lessons depend on the size and complexity of the piece that will be completed. Interested persons can contact Frances directly by email to select a date and time that suits your schedule.

Glass Fusing is a no waste form of glass art.

Before learning the art of glass fusing, Frances worked with stained glass which uses solder and lead came. Using solder and flux was not ideal and good ventilation while working with those items was essential to avoid any health risks. When Frances began working with “warm glass” she found her ideal medium. Working with glass for fusing is cleaner and does not pose any danger from the use of chemicals, Any tiny bits of left over COE 96 fusing glass from student art pieces into other forms such as glass beads, plates, and other arts pieces. Absolutely, nothing goes to waste. Our kilns are very efficient and are operated at low peak times of electricity consumption. This reduces our costs by heating our studio in the winter and reduces cooling costs in the summer.