
Hollow Forms with Visiting Artist Instructor Audrey Laine Sawyer
Hands-on glassblowing workshop focused on shaping and refining hollow forms with visiting artist instructor Audrey Laine Sawyer. Work in a torchwork studio environment with guided technique, heat control, and form-building practice.
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