Brookfield Craft Center Open Studio and Demo Day October 12, 12-5pm

Brookfield Craft Center Open Studio and Demo Day October 12, 2014

Please join us Sunday afternoon, October 12th, from 12pm-5pm as we celebrate hand craft at Brookfield Craft Center. Don’t miss this opportunity to tour our beautiful campus, meet our talented instructors and visit our Gallery Gift Shop. We have many unique handcrafted items for sale made by our instructors, local artisans and artisans from around … Read more

Fall Classes are Up! Register Today!

Fiber Classes Weaving on the Go: Rigid Heddle, Felted Embellishments and “In the Garden” Embellishing with Felted Flowers. http://store.brookfieldcraftcenter.org/fiber-classes-s/135.htm Glass Classes Introduction to Lampworked Beads, Intermediate Lampworked Beads, Fused Embellishments with Window Glass, Docent Fused Glass 3 Pack, Docent Fused Glass Single Session and Fused Glass Ornaments. http://store.brookfieldcraftcenter.org/glass-classes-s/107.htm Jewelry Classes Docent Jewelry 3 Pack, Docent … Read more

Fused Glass Bowls with Suzanne Pisano Featured At newstimes.com

Suzanne Pisano Fused Glass Bowls Brookfield Craft Center

Students learning to create beautiful small fused glass bowls while learning glass techniques including cutting, grinding, preparing pieces for the kiln and firing were captured recently at Brookfield Craft Center and featured in a gallery at newstimes.com. If you are interested in taking classes at Brookfield Craft Center, please visit our online registration site to … Read more

Announcing Summer 2014 Glass Classes at Brookfield Craft Center

Glass Classes at Brookfield Craft Center CT

A community of enthusiastic artists and students call the Glass Studio at Brookfield Craft Center home. Lampwork, fused, stained and mosaic classes are generally held as short Sampler Workshops or weekend workshops. Instruction ranges from introductory to master-level, along with fused and lampwork Open Studio programs for independent practice. Check out available classes now! http://store.brookfieldcraftcenter.org/glass-classes-s/107.htm

You Want Unusual? A Show Stopper Gift? An Heirloom-To-Be?

Something all will OOH and AHH over?  Something unique,  hand -crafted, one of a kind??  We’ve got it all, right here at the Brookfield Craft Center Holiday Gallery Show. Help us keep the art of handcrafting alive! 12/29 Sunday 11am-4pm 12/30 Monday 10am-6pm 12/31 Tuesday 10am-3pm 1/1 Wednesday CLOSED 1/2 Thursday  10am-6pm 1/3 Friday 10am-6pm … Read more

Looking for Holiday Sparkles?

Look no further- we’ve got glass galore! Vases, bowls, accessory pieces, plates and so much more – hand blown and fused. One piece is more gorgeous than the next, in color ranges from classic to very contemporary.  Pssst… it doesn’t have to be a gift.  Get some sparkle for yourself!

​It Snowed!! ​

Hot chocolate anyone?  You deserve it – sit by the fire enjoying a warm cup of cocoa!  Visit our gallery​ before the next snowfall ​to get the perfect pots and mugs. We have a great range of colors this year, too. Stop by, we’ve got goodies for you!

Pickle Ornaments?

I once bought a pickle ornament for my niece thinking it cute because she loves pickles.  She wasn’t impressed, and honestly neither was anyone in my family.  A pickle for the Christmas tree?  I later learned it’s legend where an adult hides a pickle-shaped ornament in the boughs of the tree after it is decorated. … Read more

Animals Come to Life in Glass w/Lee Silveri: July 9

From sea life and birds, to creatures that roam the land, animals have been a favorite item for glass workers for many years. This class will introduce you to the skills that will produce small and medium size figures at the torch. Students will leave with the basic knowledge on how to work with hot glass rods and construct such figures. This one day workshop is a great idea for anyone with an interest in working with glass, and a love for animals.

Introduction to Mosaics w/Cynthia Fisher (June 25, 2011)

In this introductory 2-day workshop, students will learn how to create a small mosaic panel. The main focus is the indirect method where the mosaic is assembled on a temporary substrate of contact paper, then adhered with a trowel to a cement backerboard panel. Registration closes June 16.