Where to Learn - SF Bay Area​

• SF Bayview - Public Glass​: Stained glass, fusing, flame working, glass blowing (I teach here!)

• SF GG Park - Friends of Sharon Arts: Stained glass, ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, jewelry, fusing (I teach here!)

• SF St. Francis Wood - Cradle of the Sun: Stained glass

• Berkeley - Stained Glass Garden: Stained glass, fusing, mosaics

• Berkeley - East Bay Stained Glass Collective: Stained glass

• Oakland - Feral Glass: Stained glass, mosaics

• Alameda - Alameda Art Lab: Stained glass, mosaics, fusing

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Where to Shop - SF Bay Area​

• Berkeley - Stained Glass Garden: One stop shop for artists of all ability levels (stained glass, mosaics, fusing, gifts)

• San Francisco - Cradle of the Sun: Intimate shop with great sheet glass selection (stained glass)

• Alameda - Bullseye Glass Resource Center: A fuser's paradise (fusing, stained glass)

• Newark - Franciscan Glass: Wholesale oriented, open to the public (stained glass, fusing)

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Free Online Resources

STAINED GLASS

•  Everything in Stained Glass - Stained Glass 101 (start here!) 

• How (Hand Blown) Sheet Glass Is Made - Video from Lamberts Glass

• Lazy Man's Guide to Stained Glass - PDF (incredibly thorough!)

• How to Design a Stained Glass Pattern

• Free Patterns

• Painting on Glass - Videos and tips

• Understanding Hinge Joints

• Cracked - The Stained Glass Podcast

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FUSING

• Bullseye Glass - Videos

• Understanding Tack Fuse Temperatures

• Dissecting a Firing Schedule - PDF

• Pattern Bar Flow Technique - PDF

• The Behavior of Glass When Heated - PDF

• Annealing & Strain Points

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MOSAICS

• The Mosaic Store: Tips for Getting Started