From: Kelly Collins <email>
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2023 12:05 PM
To: 'private email'
Subject: Program recommendation: fused glass

I’ve recommended Deenie Pacik Giuliano’s fused glass classes in the past and am here to remind everyone looking for a reasonably-priced, satisfying art program. For several years, we offered her basic class in which students make a small (about the size of a 50-cent coin) glass piece that is suitable for mounting on a magnet or a pendant bail. Her classes always fill up fast and are suitable for older kids (accompanied by an adult for safety; students are working with glass powder and shards) through Senior. (Classes are available for 15 or 30 people because she takes the unfinished student pieces back to her studio and kiln, and the kiln holds 15 projects. She then mails the finished pieces, complete with magnet or bail, for minor assembly.)

Recently we learned that Deenie is extending her classes to include larger projects, and we hosted a workshop in which students made tealight holders/trinket dishes. Deenie’s a great teacher. Everything is precut and she emphasizes safety as much as creativity. Students learn about how glass behaves when ground, cut, and under fire. We haven’t had anyone yet who wasn’t delighted with the result.

As a fan of Deenie’s work, I recommend her to any of you looking for a fun art project with intergenerational appeal. Attached is the latest flyer from her new studio in Plainville MA.

Regards,

Kelly Collins, MA, MLIS

Director, Bolton Public Library