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Cane Making & Roll-Ups: Building Personal Language in Hot Glass
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© Quelle: BG Glassworks gGmbH (Bookingkit)
© Quelle: BG Glassworks gGmbH (Bookingkit)
© Quelle: BG Glassworks gGmbH (Bookingkit)
© Quelle: BG Glassworks gGmbH (Bookingkit)
© Quelle: BG Glassworks gGmbH (Bookingkit)
© Quelle: BG Glassworks gGmbH (Bookingkit)
Visiting Artist Workshop with Dan Friday
In this special class, participants will explore cane making and roll-up techniques as tools for developing personal visual language and narrative in glass.
Students will design and fabricate their own cane, build patterned elements, and learn to use roll-ups to integrate these into blown and sculptural forms. Through demonstrations and guided studio practice, Dan will introduce methods of color application, cane construction, and surface development, enabling students to create layered imagery, rhythm, and structure within the glass.
Alongside technical training, the workshop encourages participants to use pattern and form to develop a personal iconography in hot glass. The aim is to not only transmit technique, but to show how these techniques can become tools for storytelling and cultural expression.
This workshop with visiting artist Dan Friday is part of a new international exchange program between Berlin Glas e.V. and Pilchuck Glass School (USA) supported by the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung. This year, one artist from the Pacific Northwest will come to Berlin to teach and take part in a residency, and one artist from Berlin will be invited to the Pilchuck Glass School. The first Berlin-based artist selected for the exchange is Alan Horsley, who will teach a workshop at Pilchuck in May 2026.
*Intermediate level with cane-making experinece
About Dan Friday (taken from his website )
Dan Friday is a member of the Lummi Nation and a Skagit Valley based artist. He has spent the last 30 years creating works primarily in glass.
The themes and images of Friday’s work are often drawn from his Coast Salish heritage and are solidified in the world of glass art.
Dan has taught at the University of Washington, Evergreen State Collage, Pilchuck Glass School, Pendland School of Craft, Chrysler Museum, and the Haystack Craft Center.
In 2017 Dan started the Native Youth outreach Program at the Pilchuck Glass School.
He has had residencies at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, WA, the Burke Museum in Seattle Wa, the Corning Museum NY, Pendland Craft School NC, Chrysler Museum Norfolk Va, Torunga Wai Wai Gisborne New Zealand, Te Atinga Wai Kato New Zealand, and the Dream Community in Tai Pei, Taiwan.
Friday has been awarded the BIMA Award From Bainbridge Museum of Art, Bill Holm Grant, the People’s choice award from the Bellevue Art Museum, The James Earl Fraser Award from the Prix De West at the National Western Museum, an Artist Trust Fellowship, and the Discovery Fellowship through (SWAIA) the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts.
Dan was a contestant on the Netfilx show Blown Away His work can be seen on Fridayglass.com, Many Museums and in private collections around the world.
In this special class, participants will explore cane making and roll-up techniques as tools for developing personal visual language and narrative in glass.
Students will design and fabricate their own cane, build patterned elements, and learn to use roll-ups to integrate these into blown and sculptural forms. Through demonstrations and guided studio practice, Dan will introduce methods of color application, cane construction, and surface development, enabling students to create layered imagery, rhythm, and structure within the glass.
Alongside technical training, the workshop encourages participants to use pattern and form to develop a personal iconography in hot glass. The aim is to not only transmit technique, but to show how these techniques can become tools for storytelling and cultural expression.
This workshop with visiting artist Dan Friday is part of a new international exchange program between Berlin Glas e.V. and Pilchuck Glass School (USA) supported by the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung. This year, one artist from the Pacific Northwest will come to Berlin to teach and take part in a residency, and one artist from Berlin will be invited to the Pilchuck Glass School. The first Berlin-based artist selected for the exchange is Alan Horsley, who will teach a workshop at Pilchuck in May 2026.
*Intermediate level with cane-making experinece
About Dan Friday (taken from his website )
Dan Friday is a member of the Lummi Nation and a Skagit Valley based artist. He has spent the last 30 years creating works primarily in glass.
The themes and images of Friday’s work are often drawn from his Coast Salish heritage and are solidified in the world of glass art.
Dan has taught at the University of Washington, Evergreen State Collage, Pilchuck Glass School, Pendland School of Craft, Chrysler Museum, and the Haystack Craft Center.
In 2017 Dan started the Native Youth outreach Program at the Pilchuck Glass School.
He has had residencies at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, WA, the Burke Museum in Seattle Wa, the Corning Museum NY, Pendland Craft School NC, Chrysler Museum Norfolk Va, Torunga Wai Wai Gisborne New Zealand, Te Atinga Wai Kato New Zealand, and the Dream Community in Tai Pei, Taiwan.
Friday has been awarded the BIMA Award From Bainbridge Museum of Art, Bill Holm Grant, the People’s choice award from the Bellevue Art Museum, The James Earl Fraser Award from the Prix De West at the National Western Museum, an Artist Trust Fellowship, and the Discovery Fellowship through (SWAIA) the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts.
Dan was a contestant on the Netfilx show Blown Away His work can be seen on Fridayglass.com, Many Museums and in private collections around the world.
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Hints: Duration: 7200 minutes
Please bring:
We will send an email a week before your class, but please remember to dress appropriately: Wear cotton clothing (no shorts—jeans are best!), Closed-toe, comfortable shoes, Most importantly—get ready to have fun!
Price: €1119 (Standard)
Please note:
f you wish to cancel your booking, please send an email to at least one week before the start of the course. Your booking will be converted into a voucher that you can use for a future reservation.
A cash refund is only possible for cancellations made at least 6 weeks before the start of the course. Please note that the booking fees will be deducted from any refund.
Our classes are designed to teach techniques rather than guarantee a finished product. If your piece breaks during the session, you are welcome to choose a replacement from our collection. Please note, however, that we cannot refund the class fee or provide a free replacement class.
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Wenn Sie Ihre Buchung stornieren möchten, senden Sie bitte mindestens eine Woche vor Kursbeginn eine E-Mail an . Ihre Buchung wird in einen Gutschein umgewandelt, den Sie für eine zukünftige Reservierung verwenden können.
Eine Rückerstattung in bar ist nur bei Stornierungen möglich, die mindestens 6 Wochen vor Kursbeginn erfolgen. Bitte beachten Sie, dass die Buchungsgebühren von etwaigen Rückerstattungen abgezogen werden.
Unsere Kurse sind darauf ausgelegt, Techniken zu vermitteln und garantieren kein fertiges Produkt. Sollte Ihr Stück während des Kurses zerbrechen, dürfen Sie sich gerne ein Ersatzstück aus unserer Sammlung aussuchen. Bitte beachten Sie jedoch, dass wir die Kursgebühr nicht erstatten und auch keinen kostenlosen Ersatzkurs anbieten können.
Hints: Duration: 7200 minutes
Please bring:
We will send an email a week before your class, but please remember to dress appropriately: Wear cotton clothing (no shorts—jeans are best!), Closed-toe, comfortable shoes, Most importantly—get ready to have fun!
Price: €1119 (Standard)
Please note:
f you wish to cancel your booking, please send an email to at least one week before the start of the course. Your booking will be converted into a voucher that you can use for a future reservation.
A cash refund is only possible for cancellations made at least 6 weeks before the start of the course. Please note that the booking fees will be deducted from any refund.
Our classes are designed to teach techniques rather than guarantee a finished product. If your piece breaks during the session, you are welcome to choose a replacement from our collection. Please note, however, that we cannot refund the class fee or provide a free replacement class.
_________________________________
Wenn Sie Ihre Buchung stornieren möchten, senden Sie bitte mindestens eine Woche vor Kursbeginn eine E-Mail an . Ihre Buchung wird in einen Gutschein umgewandelt, den Sie für eine zukünftige Reservierung verwenden können.
Eine Rückerstattung in bar ist nur bei Stornierungen möglich, die mindestens 6 Wochen vor Kursbeginn erfolgen. Bitte beachten Sie, dass die Buchungsgebühren von etwaigen Rückerstattungen abgezogen werden.
Unsere Kurse sind darauf ausgelegt, Techniken zu vermitteln und garantieren kein fertiges Produkt. Sollte Ihr Stück während des Kurses zerbrechen, dürfen Sie sich gerne ein Ersatzstück aus unserer Sammlung aussuchen. Bitte beachten Sie jedoch, dass wir die Kursgebühr nicht erstatten und auch keinen kostenlosen Ersatzkurs anbieten können.
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