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Where Art & Community Meet
Creating Glass Garden Art
Instructor: Mary Jo Svendsen
Class Description:
Students will create a colorful tall fused glass piece for garden display. They will learn the basics of using three glass cutting tools, and how to assemble pieces into a garden art piece. The instructor will take the assembled pieces to fuse in a kiln and glue on an aluminum strip to complete the garden art piece. All pieces will be returned to Swiftwater for pickup within 10 days.
Date and Time:
Sunday, August 16, 2026, 1- 4 PM at Swiftwater Gallery
Class Fees:
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$75.00 per student, paid to Swiftwater Gallery
Materials Fee:
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$55.00 materials fee per new student (includes glass, cutting tools, aluminum display strip, and use of kiln), paid directly to instructor
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$35.00 fee for returning students (no glass-cutting tools required), paid directly to instructor
Experience Level: Beginner, Intermediate
Class Size: 4 participants minimum & 6 maximum
About the Instructor:
Mary Jo taught art to junior high students for seven years on Mercer Island. This experience led to a love of teaching many other subjects, primarily team-building and leadership development in a corporate environment.
After retiring, she took a number of glass-fusing classes, and went on to create her own fused glass at a Seattle glass studio for years. Then, after purchasing her own kiln, she continued her love of creating fused glass art in her home studio. She loves the opportunity to enable others to play with cutting glass and making their own glass art.
*Must be paid to be fully registered
**Registration Deadline is August 9th, 2026
* Class Policies:
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Registration closes one week prior to the class start date.
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If the one-week deadline has passed, additional students may be accepted at the discretion of the instructor.
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Class participation cancellations:
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Up to 7 days in advance - 100% refund of instructor fees paid to Swiftwater Gallery.
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2-6 days in advance - 50% refund of instructor fees paid to Swiftwater Gallery. (Because instructors often purchase materials in advance of a class, the materials cost may be deducted from the refund.)
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Less than 2 days in advance - No refund. Special circumstances will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Swiftwater Gallery Board.
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Cancellation by Swiftwater Gallery:
A workshop will be cancelled if it does not have the required minimum number of registered and paid students within seven days of the workshop date. (On occasion, an instructor may choose to hold class for fewer than the minimum number of students.) A full refund will be given to the paid students if the class is canceled by Swiftwater Gallery.
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Cancellation due to weather or instructor illness:
A class may be rescheduled at the discretion of the instructor, or full refund will be given.
In the event the instructor cancels the class due to lack of registration, a full refund will be issued.