Glass Casting with Sallie Portnoy

Service Description

This is a unique opportunity to study with the Sydney based artist Sallie Portnoy at Siju Glass studio in the Perth hills. Have an inspiring weekend getting the creative juices flowing & take home a wealth of knowledge and several new cast sculptures. This 2-day workshop will take students on an intensive journey into the creative possibilities of kiln cast glass. The instructor will demystify the casting process by teaching how to model and form positives in clay to make simple open moulds. This course will cater to all levels of ability & will be fun! All materials and equipment included. No experience necessary. Sallie Portnoy studied ceramics at NSCAD in Canada and Cofa in Sydney as well as her masters in glass at SCA. She has worked in glass and ceramics for more than 35 years & has taught children, teens and adults glass fusing, slumping, casting, mould making, mosaics and ceramics. Portnoy exhibits nationally and internationally and has won numerous awards and commissions for public art. She has taught workshops throughout Australia and Canada and at the Glass Furnace in Turkey, Corning Museum of Glass NY & Pilchuck Glass near Seattle. Portnoy has been teaching workshops from her studio on the Northern Beaches of Sydney since 1987.

Cancellation Policy

All workshops have a minimum enrolment of 5 people required for the workshop to run. Siju Glass reserves the right to cancel or reschedule any course at any time. In such an event, the class fee can be transferred to a rescheduled date, applied to a different class or fully refunded. Siju Glass is not responsible for reimbursing travel costs or other associated expenses. Students who cancel or transfer their enrolment prior to the course commencement will be refunded any moneys paid less 30% to cover materials and other costs incurred.

Contact Details

• Siju Glass, 2790 Thomas Road, Mahogany Creek WA, Australia

  0418908763

  siju@live.com.au