Gavin brings over a decade of glass education experience to every class. Trained in the Venetian tradition with a deep appreciation for Japanese and Scandinavian design, his teaching style emphasizes process, patience, and the joy of the craft. Whether you're touching a blowpipe for the first time or refining your goblet stems, Gavin meets you where you are.
Classes & Workshops
ClassBeginnerGlassblowing 1 — Introduction to Glassblowing
Your gateway into the world of hot glass
with Gavin Piemsomboon & Scott Satkin
3-day (9 hours)
ClassIntermediateGlassblowing 2 — Introduction to Form
From handling glass to shaping it with intention
with Gavin Piemsomboon & Scott Satkin
3-day (9 hours)
Next: Mon, Jun 8, 2026
ClassIntermediateGlassblowing 3 — Refinement
Make your fundamentals bulletproof
with Gavin Piemsomboon
3-day (9 hours)
ClassAdvancedGlassblowing 4 — Pushing the Medium
Less glass. More skill.
with Gavin Piemsomboon
3-day (9 hours)
ClassIntermediateColor — Working with Rod & Frit
Add another dimension to your work
with Gavin Piemsomboon & Austin Stern
3-day (9 hours)
ClassIntermediateCane — Pattern & Precision
Enter the world of patterned glass
with Gavin Piemsomboon & Penny Rakov
3-day (9 hours)
ClassIntermediateMold Techniques — Form Through Constraint
Discover how constraints create possibilities
with Scott Satkin & Gavin Piemsomboon
2-day (6 hours)
WorkshopAdvancedVenetian Goblets — The Ultimate Technical Challenge
If you make goblets for seven years, you can make anything in glass
with Gavin Piemsomboon & Fabiano Zanchi
2-week workshop (18 hours)
Next: Mon, Jun 15, 2026
WorkshopAdvancedMurrine Masterclass with Penny Rakov
Kaleidoscopic precision at the core
with Penny Rakov & Gavin Piemsomboon
2-week workshop (18 hours)
Next: Mon, Jun 22, 2026
Events
ExperienceBeginnerMake Your Own Paperweight
Your first touch of molten glass
with Gavin Piemsomboon
1 hour
ExperienceBeginnerDate Night Glassblowing
Heat things up
with Gavin Piemsomboon & Scott Satkin
2 hours
EventFamily Night — You Design It, We Make It
Art-making at its most joyful
with Gavin Piemsomboon & Scott Satkin
3 hours
EventGlass Blow-Off — Live Competition
Glass at its most electric
with Gavin Piemsomboon
4 hours
Next: Mon, Jun 29, 2026
EventHot Glass Cold Beer
The original glass studio social
with Gavin Piemsomboon & Scott Satkin
3 hours
EventGlass & Grapes — Hot Glass, Fine Wine
A refined evening of glass and wine
with Gavin Piemsomboon
2.5 hours
EventKids: You Draw It, We Blow It
Where imagination meets fire
with Gavin Piemsomboon & Scott Satkin
2 hours
EventThe Great Glass Pumpkin Patch
Hundreds of hand-blown glass pumpkins
with Gavin Piemsomboon & Scott Satkin & Treg Silkwood
8 hours
Next: Mon, Sep 7, 2026