Tiny Drop Vessels with Nathan Sandberg ~ January, 6, 2026
Join Master Artisan, Nathan Sandberg, for this live, two-hour Glass Expert Webinar™ on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Central, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Mountain, and 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pacific. For our international customers, you may use the following Time Zone Converter.
In this webinar Nathan Sandberg will try to prove that bigger isn’t better. Maybe smaller is better?
Let’s find out and learn the finer points of creating tiny dropout vessels with projects will fit in your pocket at 2” in diameter. Participants in this class will learn multiple ways to design and create an appropriate blank using frit, sheet, and/or murrine glass. Firing schedules will be examined, and post firing demonstrations will include multiple rim removal tactics including the hot-pop, and other coldworking tips. There are no prerequisites other than a willingness to explore and be challenged a bit while learning.
—No Traveling Required!
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Within a week after the live webinar, everyone who purchases the class will receive an e-mail with the link to the class recording that will provide unlimited viewing with no expiration date! Watch as many times as you like for as long as you like. Participation in the live event is not required to receive the recording.
Artist and educator, Nathan Sandberg is based in Portland, Oregon. After working in the Research & Education department at Bullseye Glass company for 8 years he started Nathans LLC in 2012 and has established himself as one of the top kiln-glass educators teaching today.
From Santa Fe to Zurich and Australia to Norway, Nathan is usually somewhere on the planet presenting fresh, innovative curriculum at a wide range of studios, schools and art centers. He is widely credited as the pioneer of the modern Vitrigraph methods which he began to develop at the Bullseye Factory in 2009 and have become one of his primary methods for creating work.
In 2015 Nathans LLC moved out of the basement and into a proper studio space in the Kenton neighborhood of North Portland. Today, Nathan uses OnGrade Studio as his home base and can be found there relentlessly producing work for exhibitions and developing new curriculum to teach whenever he isn't on the road. His primary material is glass although his installations commonly make use of other materials such as wood, metal and concrete. His artwork can be found in private and public collections around the world.
