Arson Studios

10/11/2026

Sparky and I are all setup to teach pumpkins class this morning. Followed by PumpkinPalooza in the afternoon!

10/10/2026

I'll be doing a demo again this year, plus we'll have demos on other glass activities too!

Refract at BARN starts in less than a month! 🔥All the info you need is below. Have you RSVP'd for Holy Frit and Demo Day yet?

Oct. 7 - 30: Visit BARN's Commons to see our glass art exhibition, Birds of a Feather: PNW Glass Takes Flight.

Oct. 15, 4 - 7 PM: Free Screening of Holy Frit
Glass enthusiasts will love this 2021 documentary about glass artist Tim Carey! In a whirlwind of unexpected turns, Holy Frit follows Tim as he wins a bid to design and create the largest stained-glass window in the world. (May not be appropriate for children under 14).

Oct. 17, 10 AM - 3 PM: Demo Day
4 sessions of demonstrations by artists and makers extraordinaire, featuring torchwork, stained glass, mosaics, and fused glass, plus a display of classwork in each discipline.

Let us know you're planning to attend. Register today at BainbridgeBARN.org/Refract!

Refract Seattle Refract Seattle

09/18/2026

We're all set up and open for visitors!

Stop #1 on Gig Harbor Open Studio Tour

09/13/2026

It's getting to be that time of year! Come learn to make glass pumpkins.

https://create.bainbridgebarn.org/event/introduction-to-lampworked-sculpture-pumpkins-182744/register

09/12/2026

Sparky is hard at work, planning what studios he's going to visit next weekend on the Gig Harbor Open Studio Tour!

Start your planning here:
https://gigharboropenstudiotour.org/brochure-and-map

09/06/2026

Class time! Come make beads/pendants with me next weekend. Signups close soon so don't wait!

Get into the spirit of the season at Lampworking Sugar Skull Beads on Sep. 12! You can use the beads you make as offerings on a tiny Dia de Los Mu***os altar, party favors, or accessories. This class for advanced-beginner lampworkers will give you practice using stringers and dots to add decoration to your beads.

To participate, you need to have had some experience with glass beadmaking and be able to form at least two simple bead shapes, and make and use stringers. Courses like Beadmaking Experience, 2-3 open studio practice sessions, or the weekend-long Introduction to Torchwork: Beads are ideal prep for this class.

Learn more and register: https://vist.ly/5hg24

09/02/2026

Sparky and I depart Pilchuck this morning. We leave you with a few last views of the lovely sites, and many photos of our classmates' art.

09/02/2026

Yes Sparky, I did say everyone has to help clean the studios today but I think there is probably another job that is better for you. Maybe we should show everyone another piece of finished art instead.

This networked butterfly is a California tortoiseshell. Inspired by a live sighting during lunch one day.