Registration closes on July 16, 2026.
Impasto is a painting technique where paint is thickened with a medium and applied in layers to a canvas using a palette knife or brush. The impasto technique allows the artwork to have beautiful varied textures and dimensions.
Registration Fee:
$300 Members/$350 non-members
Supply Fee: $85 (payable to the instructor)
What to Expect:
We will be tweaking the traditional technique and adapting it for landscape designs on glass. We will be mixing powdered glass frit and a medium to create your own detailed main design background. You will learn not only to blend and “paint” with glass, but to also create your own patterned sheet glass for inclusion in all sorts of projects. No drawing skills required!
What to Wear:
- Closed toe shoes
- Long pants
Instructor: Alysa Phiel
Alysa Phiel is a third-generation glass artist with almost 30 years of experience in glass, having been taught by her grandparents, long-time glass artists who owned their own studio for 12 years. Alysa then owned and operated Creations in Glass with her mother for 10 years. She also shared beginning through advanced classes with hundreds of students over eight years as the former Director of the Warm Shop at Sonoran Glass School in Tucson, Arizona.
In late 2017, Alysa opened her own studio, Wild Desert Glass in Tucson, where she continues to create custom projects in addition to offering instruction in fused glass, stained glass, and mosaics. Her creativity and range of knowledge make her a fantastic teacher for students looking to create any type of glass art. She constantly experiments with new techniques and materials and helps others challenge themselves and expand their own skills as artists.
Location:
Temple Emanu-El, 2500 Pali Hwy., Honolulu, HI 96817
(Turn Left onto Jack Lane from Pali Hwy., and make your first left into the parking lot).
Note: We only use COE 96 glass and can not guarantee the glass you purchased elsewhere is the right coefficient for our firing schedule. COE 90 or non-fusing glass will contaminate our work space and cause problems if it gets into our scrap glass that is for sale. If you are unsure if the glass is COE 96, do not bring it to this workshop.
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