Glass Apprenticeships
At Hand of Man, we offer one to three month apprenticeships to get your glass career fired up!
Apprenticeship Skills Summary
One Month Apprenticeship
Upon completion of this apprenticeship, you will have develped a basic understanding of how to handle glass and enough basic skills to create simple glass objects.
Two Month Apprenticeship
After two months of apprenticing at Hand of Man, you will have the ability to create many glass objects, and be confident in your ability to work with glass.
Three Month Apprenticeship
A full three month apprenticeship at Hand of Man can develop your skills to a level where you have the ability to create complex glass products!
$1500.00
$3000.00
$4500.00
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General Learning Schedules
The following is a list of skills taught by instructors during each phase of apprenticeship.
1st Month
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Cutting Glass and Solid Connections
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Hollow Connections
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Mushrooms and Loops
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Cold Seals
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Beads Colors 1
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Lataccino, zanfirico, and Stringers
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Vortex Marbles
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Implosions and Name Marbles
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Fume Marbles, Space Marbles and The Art of Fume
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Millefiori
2nd Month
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Ornaments and Marias
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Flares Colors 2
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Restrictions and Stems
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Fume Vessels
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Outside worked vessels
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Frit work
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Inside worked vessels
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Dichroics
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Color blending and Colored tubing
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Welds and Braces
3rd Month
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Sculpture Colors 3
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Bends
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Daisy rakes and Flip Discs
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Raticello and Fillicello
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Fume Crazy
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Donuts
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Goblets
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Ring Seals
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Cold work technique
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Triple seals
What our Apprentices Say:
"Learning to blow glass at Hand of Man was one of the best things I ever did."
"I certainly wouldn't be where I am today without the experiences I had at Hand of Man."
"My apprenticeship taught me just enough to be able to add glass to my mixed media artist repertoire!"
"I would recommend Hand of Man to anyone looking to learn to blow glass."