MAKE YOUR OWN FUN

Looking for a good time with friends or family while you are in St. Petersburg? Zen Glass Studio offers workshops for first-timers to try their hand and have a memorable experience.

Hotshop Workshops (Traditional Venetian style glassblowing out of a furnace and glory hole with a long metal pipe) include:

Currently “Hotshop” workshops are only available on Saturdays. 

Flameshop Workshops (glassblowing on torches) include:

Flameworking Make-Your-Own Workshops

Make-Your-Own Wineglass

If you are looking for a unique way to spend time with friends and family while making something to cherish for years to come, sign up for Zen Glass Studio’s Make-Your-Own Wineglass Workshop today.

Looking for something to do in St. Petersburg after you’ve visited the Dali Museum (https://thedali.org/) and hit the beaches? We’ve got you covered! Come make a wineglass you can bring home with you at Zen Glass Studio in the Warehouse Arts District. (https://www.warehouseartsdistrictstpete.org/)

Perfect For: Girl’s Night, Wedding Showers, Bachelorette Parties, Book Clubs, Supper Clubs, Wine Clubs,  Art Classes, Seniors, Date Night

Zen Glass Studio brings its expertise into full swing with the most popular glassblowing workshop we offer – the Make-Your-Own Wineglass Workshop. In this one-hour experience, you, the guest artist, choose your favorite colors and hand-select the preferred shaped wineglass top and bottom. Wineglass shapes and sizes include:

  • Red Wine Glasses
  • White Wine Glasses
  • Champagne Flutes
  • Shot Glasses
  • Martini Glasses
  • Whiskey Glasses
  • Craft Beer Glasses
  • Miniatures
  • Candy Dishes
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Once you make your wineglass selections, you step up to the torches and are introduced to glassblowing with a demonstration of the ins and outs of what to do (and not to do) by one of our experienced artists. It is then time for you to be turned loose and begin the process of melting and manipulating your glass. You can fuse and mix colored glass rods with thick clear glass rods, heating and then shaping them with tools like torches, graphite pads, paddles and tweezers.  

Our dedicated and knowledgeable staff are there to help you until your piece is completed and placed in the annealing kiln or annealer, where it must soak and cool down over the next 12-24 hours. 

Your finished wineglasses will be ready for pick up as soon as the next day and can also be shipped worldwide.  

Zen Glass Studio has offered this great glass blowing experience for over 15 years in the Tampa Bay area and have introduced glassblowing to more than 10,000 people! Whether you are on vacation or live in St. Petersburg, if you are looking for a unique way to spend time with friends and family while making something to cherish for years to come, sign up for Zen Glass Studio’s Make-Your-Own Wineglass Workshop today.

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Make-Your-Own Glass Pendant

A unique way to spend time with friends and family while making something to cherish for years to come.

Very similar to our wine glass workshop, the Make-Your-Own Glass Pendant Experience is favored by people who don’t drink and would like to take home a palm-sized keepsake. In this one hour experience, you, the guest artist, will choose 2-3 of your favorite colors from our assorted color bin. (Don’t worry about getting all your favorite colors in one go, you’ll have plenty of time to make 2 – 3 pendants during this one hour experience!)

Perfect For: Baby Showers, Girl’s Night, Wedding Showers, Bachelorette Parties, Book Clubs, Reunions, Date Night, Girl Scout Troops, Homeschool Classes, Art Classes, Seniors, Children, Tweens, Teens & Jewelry makers.

Once you pick your color selections, you step up to the torches and are introduced to glassblowing with a demonstration of the ins and outs of what to do (and not to do) by one of our glass instructors. Then we turn you loose to begin the process of melting and manipulating your glass. You can fuse and mix colored glass rods with thick clear glass rods, and then shape them with tools like torches, graphite pads, paddles and tweezers. We will teach you how to sculpt the glass and then add the loop so the pendant can hang from a necklace as well as for fan-pulls, sun catchers, keychains, twisted ornaments & rearview mirrors. 

Our dedicated and knowledgeable staff are there to help you until your perfect piece is completed and placed in the annealing kiln or annealer, where it must soak and cool down over the next 12-24 hours. 

Your finished glass pendants will be ready for pick up as soon as the next day and can also be shipped worldwide.  

Zen Glass Studio has offered this great experience for over 15 years in the Tampa Bay area and have introduced glassblowing to more than 10,000 people! Whether you are on vacation or live in St. Petersburg, if you are looking for a unique way to spend time with friends and family while making something to cherish for years to come, sign up today for Zen Glass Studio’s Make-Your-Own Glass Pendant Workshop.

Make-Your-Own Glass Pipe

Create your own glass smoking pipe or spoon (for entertainment purposes only, of course!)

The Make-Your-Own Glass Pipe Experience is the only one of it’s kind in the Southeast Region. It’s exclusively offered every Friday of the week from 4pm – 9pm. We also host a monthly “Special Pipemaking Event”- “Pipe Night”  from 6pm to 10pm. This is a flameworking workshop where you are able to create your own glass smoking pipe or spoon (for entertainment purposes only, of course!).

Perfect For: Girl’s Night, Guy’s Night, Bachelorette Parties, Bachelor Parties, Art Classes, Seniors, Date Night

Once you make your color & size selections, they are placed in the 1050 degree kiln to warm up, you then step up to the torches and are introduced to glassblowing with a demonstration of the ins and outs of what to do (and not to do) by one of our experienced artists. It is then time to begin forming and blowing your glass pipe. You also learn how to pop a hole for the carb and push the bowl to make it personal for your taste.

Our dedicated and knowledgeable staff are there to help you until your pipe is functional, with the finishing touches, then placed in the annealing kiln or annealer, where it must soak and cool down over the next 12-24 hours. 

Your finished pipe will be ready for pick up as soon as the next day and can also be shipped worldwide.  

Zen Glass Studio has offered this great experience for over 15 years in the Tampa Bay area and have introduced glassblowing to more than 10,000 people! Whether you are on vacation or live in St. Petersburg, if you are looking for a unique way to spend time with friends and family while making something to cherish for years to come, sign up for Zen Glass Studio’s Make-Your-Own Glass Pipe Workshop today.

DISCLAIMER: While people of all ages can participate in classes and workshops at Zen Glass Studio, glass pipe workshops are for those over 18.

Make Your Own Glass Beads

The Make-Your-Own Glass Beads Experience is perfect for jewelry makers and crafters of all ages! You can use the glass beads you create to make necklaces, bracelets, rings, macrame hangers and more! You are only limited by your imagination!

Perfect For: Baby Showers, Girl’s Night, Wedding Showers, Bachelorette Parties, Girl Scout Troops, Homeschool Classes, Art Classes, Seniors, Children, Tweens, Teens

Once you make your color selections and decide what size and shape beads you want, you step up to the torches and are introduced to glassblowing with a demonstration of the ins and outs of what to do (and not to do) by one of our artists. It is then time to begin melting and manipulating your glass beads in the torch.  By melting color and clear on a steel mandrel your beads are created as the glass melts and fuses together.  

Our dedicated and knowledgeable staff are there to help you until your beads are ready to string and placed in the annealing kiln or annealer, where they must soak and cool down over the next 12-24 hours. Once cooled the beads are then removed from the mandrel and cleaned.   

Your finished beads will be ready for pick up as soon as the next day and can also be shipped worldwide.  

Zen Glass Studio has offered this great experience for over 15 years in the Tampa Bay area and have introduced glassblowing to more than 10,000 people! Whether you are on vacation or live in St. Petersburg, if you are looking for a unique way to spend time with friends and family while making something to cherish for years to come, sign up for Zen Glass Studio’s Make-Your-Own Glass Beads Workshop today.

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BLOW YOUR OWN ORNAMENT

Do you love the look of glass ornaments on a holiday tree? How about hanging in your kitchen window? Or are you obsessed with the reality TV show “Blown Away”? What if you could make your own custom glass ornament right in St. Petersburg just like the artists on television? Join us to create your own custom glass ornament!

Zen Glass Studio teaches the basics in the one-on-one Blow-Your-Own Ornament Workshop held in our Hotshop.  In this one-hour experience, you, the guest artist, will choose your favorite colors for the surface of the piece you’ll be creating. Our instructor will introduce you to glassblowing with a run down of safety, balance, and techniques. Then it’s time for you to balance and maneuver the molten glass.  

You will turn and roll the liquefied glass through your colors on the end of a steel blowpipe. Starting the bubble and expanding the inside of the ornament with your breath is a real treat! You will blow out the glass to form the classic ornament ball.  Your piece is finished when we break it off the “Punty”(steel blowpipe) and drop a molten bit on top for the loop.  

Our dedicated and knowledgeable artist staff are there to help you complete your perfect piece and place it in the annealing kiln or annealer, where it must soak and cool down over the next 12-24 hours. 

Your finished glass ornaments are ready for pick up the next day (excluding Mondays – we are closed) and can also be shipped or picked up at a later date.

The Blow-Your-Own Glass Ornament Workshop is best for people aged 13 and up as it involves working with molten glass. If you are looking for something to do in St. Petersburg after you’ve visited The Pier and Chihuly Museum, come to Zen Glass Studio for a one-of-a-kind experience.

Zen Glass Studio has offered this great experience for over 15 years in the Tampa Bay area and introduced upwards of 10,000 1st time glassblowers to the art! Located in the Warehouse Arts District, Zen Glass Studio is central to all of St. Petersburg and the Tampa Bay area.

Perfect For: Baby Showers, Girl’s Night, Wedding Showers, Bachelorette Parties, Girl Scout Troops, Homeschool Classes, Art Classes, Seniors, Children, Tweens, Teens

MAKE YOUR OWN PAPERWEIGHT

Do you love the look of glass paperweights? How about displaying them in the light? Or are you obsessed with the reality TV show “Blown Away”? What if you could make your own custom glass paperweight right in St. Petersburg, just like the artists on television, to add to your collection?

Zen Glass Studio teaches the basics in the one-on-one Make-Your-Own Glass Paperweight Workshop held in our Hotshop.  In this roughly one-hour experience, you, the guest artist, will choose your favorite colors for the piece you’ll be creating. Our instructor will introduce you to glassblowing with a rundown of safety, balance, and techniques. Then it’s time for you to balance and maneuver the molten glass.  

You will turn and roll the glass on the end of a steel blowpipe. Rolling the molten glass into granules of color, then twisting or shaping before “gathering” another layer of clear over your whole piece, adding space for light and dimension! Your piece is finished when we break it off the “Punty”(steel blowpipe). 

Our dedicated and knowledgeable artist staff are there to help you complete your perfect piece and place it in the annealing kiln or annealer, where it must soak and cool down over the next 12-24 hours. 

Your finished glass paperweights are ready for pick up the next day (excluding Mondays – we are closed)) and can also be shipped or picked up at a later date.

The Make-Your-Own Glass Paperweight Workshop is best for people aged 13 and up as it involves working with molten glass. If you are looking for something to do in St. Petersburg after you’ve visited The Pier and Chihuly Museum, come to Zen Glass Studio for a one-of-a-kind experience.

Zen Glass Studio has offered this great experience for over 15 years in the Tampa Bay area and have served 7 introduced upwards of 10,000 1st time glassblowers! Located in the Warehouse Arts District, Zen Glass Studio is central to all of St. Petersburg and the Tampa Bay area.

Blow Your Own Pint Glass

Do you love the look and feel of a hand-blown glass beer cup? How about a set of pint glasses sitting on your bar shelf? Or are you obsessed with the reality TV show “Blown Away”? What if you could make your own custom pint glass right in St. Petersburg, just like the artists on television?

Zen Glass Studio teaches the basics in the one-on-one Blow-Your-Own Pint Glass Workshop held in our Hotshop. In this roughly one-hour experience, you will create a custom pint glass! You, the guest artist, choose your favorite colors for the surface of the pint glass you’ll be creating. Our instructor will introduce you to glassblowing with a rundown of safety, balance, and techniques. Then it’s time for you to balance and maneuver the molten glass.  

You will turn and roll the glass on the end of a steel blowpipe. Starting the bubble and expanding the inside of the pint glass with your breath is a real treat! Your piece is finished when we break it off the “Punty”(steel blowpipe) and torch the bottom.   

Our dedicated and knowledgeable artist staff are there to help you complete your perfect piece and place it in the annealing kiln or annealer, where it must soak and cool down over the next 12-24 hours. 

Your finished pint glass is ready for pick up the next day (excluding Mondays – we are closed)) and can also be shipped or picked up at a later date.

The Blow-Your-Own Pint Glass Workshop is best for people aged 13 and up as it involves working with molten glass. If you are looking for something to do in St. Petersburg after you’ve visited the Grand Central District and Sunken Gardens, come to Zen Glass Studio for a one-of-a-kind experience.

Zen Glass Studio has offered this great experience for over 15 years in the Tampa Bay area and have served 7 introduced upwards of 10,000 1st time glassblowers! Located in the Warehouse Arts District, Zen Glass Studio is central to all of St. Petersburg and the Tampa Bay area.

TESTIMONIALS

What people say about us.
Tori Elvir

everyone there is friendly and helpful. Love that I get to create something with my bare hands ??? its fun

Jen More

The best places in the state for classes, camaraderie, and overall good glass vibes. Knowledgeable, friendly staff and a plenty of bench space. They also have a wonderful gallery full of beautiful work from tons of artists. Zen Glass really is a jewel of Florida.

Travis Tyler

A great family environment!! Excellent food!! If you looking for great environment and food I would absolutely recommend Zen great restaurant!!

Mika Mila Vucic

If you are looking for something unique and fun to do for a few hours this was a fun experience.

Would highly recommend.

Sandra Lynn
G C

An amazing experience!!! I created my own wine glass.

Courtney Burdick

Beautiful!

Jef Shep

I love this place

Shawn Barley

Lots of fun trying something new. New appreciation for glass blowing!! Awesome time and cool teachers that make it easier and you can’t do anything wrong.

Robert Denninger

Great place to hang out and melt. I took my wife there for veterans night and she had a blast!!!
If you haven’t already, check it out!

Thomas Boggs

Fabulous time, unbelievable great experience! Will definitely be taking another class.

Laurie Fazio Cavalari

I <3 You………………………………………

Stephan Hagström

We had a great time today. Staff was incredible and helpful! Thanks

Blair Commons

The instructors are all nice and helpful, loved it would definitely do this again!

Ashley

The most talented glass blowers in the area! Stop in to see incredible glass creations at reasonable prices!

Winston The Wandering Weiner

My husband and I really enjoyed making wine glasses at Zen Studios. It was more than what I expected …so cool. So interesting to learn the process. The base and goblet were already made, we got to make the stem. Austin was a great teacher. Thanks so much!

K Rojas

Best glass studio in St Pete

Alex Borsody

At first I thought wat just the stem, thats all. Much respect. That stuff isnt easy and honestly im glad I didnt have to do more than that for the first try. Still got to go pick up the finished glass after its tempering time

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Kim Schuster
Kristen Conklin (Talk Spectrum)
Ryan Sauger

My friend and I attended a class today. We had such a great time. David was an excellent teacher. He was very personable and made it so fun! We will definitely be back!

Erin Macdonald

Met some cool people at the show in Miami got the big coin from Josh aka Jash. And what a good bunch of salesman Zen had there. Makes me want to learn how to blow glass. Thanks, Josh and Zen btw thanks Jb and thank your girlfriend for the lil cupcake

Lola Cunningham

Fun place and the artist has the BEST personality. My bowl turned out awesome

Mandi Towle

Had a fantastic time making my our beer glass. Looking forward to taking classes

Lynne Weise
April Rose Morningstar

GREAT TIME. Would do it again in a heartbeat! Great way to learn the art

Joe Dougherty Jr.

Great guys, made a memory in glass that will last forever.

Ron Stevenson

Extremely personable folks and very cool arts. Definitely recommend to stop by!

Luan Vu

Amazing fun!! Had an great time with friends

Denise Coyle
Mark Bishop

I Loved it! So much fun 😃

Rudina B

This was such a fun glass. I had a great date day! and our glasses came out great! thank you Austin for making our day enjoyable. definitely coming back! Austin was a great instructor.

Beijo Flor

Loads of great people

Maggie Straka
Carlos Marquez-Sterling

Absolutely, I had a great time. planning a group to return. Didn’t know what to expect, this totally exceeded anything I thought.

Laure Hartman

My wife and I used a groupon there. The instructor was awesome and he helped us create our wine glasses. The shop was great and he gave us a tour of their show room. I would definitely recommend it.

Christopher Dunn

Me an my wife had a blast!👍🏻

Marty Cavalari

What an awesome class I made more pendants in instructor was totally awesome very patient and hands-on I can’t wait to receive my Pendants Through the mail I will be back for another class thanks again

elissa heredia

Amazing people and atmosphere! If you love glass definitely go check out Zen!

Sherie Means
Austin Buchanan
Tatum Hagerman

If you are itching for an adventure, look no further! I cannot say enough positive things about this experience. Josh went above and beyond to endure that we felt safe with social distancing, plenty of sanitizer and plexiglass between stations. He is very knowledgeable of his craft and helped us create exactly what we wanted. Already looking forward to our next trip

Kelly Dodsworth
Eric Lizotte

Such a fun afternoon! Highly recommend!!

Lisa Stoffels Hopper
Stephanie Bailey

Had a great experience with the staff making champagne flute glasses that we plan to use in our upcoming wedding. Will be going back again!

Mark Senko

A great experience!! Austin and Josh were great at showing us what we needed to do and helping to make sure our pipes turned out just how we wanted! Highly recommend.

Madyson Lord

My kids had lost their father a couple of years back. Josh at Zen Glass made a wonderful collection of custom glass figurines, incorporating their dad’s ashes. He was careful to send updates and make sure they were exactly as I wanted through the whole process. Josh is an amazing artist.

Dina Rivera

Awesome!!!!
My husband loved it!!!

Carmen L Green

As a person who binge watched “Blown Away” in a day, this was a must. Austin was our instructor and he was amazing. Giving us little pointers and helping when needed. We each made a wine glass. We even had enough extra time to do a pendent. It was as awesome as I could have hoped for!! I would recommend anyone and everyone to this class.

Car Ander
Jason Gould

Very friendly, helpful people. Most interesting and we had a great time! Would recommend it as a great addition to your Florida vacation!

Kay C Muehlhausen

We had a great time today making our own martini glasses. The owners were friendly and very knowledgeable, so the whole experience was a lot of fun. They also have really nice pieces for sale to accentuate your home. We’d highly recommend going there to anyone looking for something fun and different to do!

Mark Elkin
Scott D

What a blessing to have a place like this here! I can’t stop coming back to make things. Everyone is friendly and the shop is full of such wonderful art. This is the kind of thing you can bring anyone to do and they will have a good time. I’m hooked!

G Vas

Something fun and unique to do with the Besties ❤️ The owner and the workers are very helpful?

Dolly O'Conner
Desmond Clark

It was an awesome experience. Being that it was my first time I was a little nervous. But luck was on my side because we had Austin helping us and explaining every step of the wonderful process. I was supper happy with my wine glass and so were my friends! Austin rocks !!! Give it a try …. you will not regret this amazing experience ❤️🍷

Paula Martins-Ogden

I spent a few minutes with Josh telling him my background and what I wanted to get from the class. He took me through a few ‘basics’ and I was off and running. Fantastic experience and I look forward to coming back the next time I’m in town.

Geof Kozel

Super fun!!! The guys were patient with us and very helpful.

Aarika Aj Poland

Absolutely incredible experience!!! So perfect for date night or company team building…so much fun!!

Mindy Emerson Hunley

Great open lampwork studio. My introduction to the method. Super staff

Duncan Brown

We had a great experience at Zen Glass! Josh was friendly and patient with us, talking us through the process. We can’t wait to go back! Highly recommend this as a fun activity, date night, birthday celebration, etc! We had no experience at all and we enjoyed ourselves!

Melinda Lloyd

Hard working vision within the craft of art. And dedicated to the community.

Ray Shakes

My husband and I had a great experience at a wine glass workshop today with Austin. Great way to experience something new and cool on a Sunday afternoon. Our wine glasses are so unique and we can’t wait to drink out of them. Thanks Austin! We will recommend you to all our friends.

Michelle Wheeler

We had a great time at the studio! They were patient with us and let us get as creative as we could. Definitely coming back!

Angie Molloy Black

GOOD AND BEAUTIFUL STUDIO…………..

Haik Kartashian
Christine Brown
Ann

Great gallery of glass art crafted by local artists. Also a great place to learn how to create your own glass art.

Jason Wilson

Beautiful artistry!

Jenny Balch

Austin was AWSOME! We had a blast making wine glasses – so much we signed up for another workshop the following week. I highly recommend this class!
Jill, Wes and Jasmine

Jill Saarela
Shawn Fugate

Awesome! Did the make your own wine glass, can’t wait to see how it turns out! Had a great time!!

Nicole Katsihtis

The class was very interesting, and much harder than I expected! But our teacher was great and assisted us all the way. Definitely would do it again!

Holly Phelps
Josh Ramirez

IT WAS GREAT TIME ! I SURPRISED MY MOM FOR HER BIRTHDAY AND AUSTIN THE INSTRUCTOR WAS SO COOL AND SO HELPFUL ! WILL FOR SURE BE BACK AGAIN AND I THINK I WANNA TAKE THE TRAINING GLASS TO LEARN HOW TO DO THIS ON MY OWN !!

Richie Incorvaia

zen is an amzing place 2 become an ar7is7 or jus look @ some amazing glass . DAVE @ Josh are super skilled and knowledgable .

Casey Vanmaaren
James Pelt
Sue Regis

Had a great time with hubby and friends, thanks Austin!

Leigh Ann

my wife and I had an excellent time creating our own wine glasses! I highly recommend attending one of their classes, great atmosphere with friendly down to earth people.

Dominic Bailey

We had an absolute blast! Austin was an incredible teacher so much so we went back for a second class to drive him nuts. We made several gorgeous pieces and no one got burned. Thanks again Austin you’re “AWSOME Austin!”
Wes, Jasmine, Jill

Lucy Baxter

Loved it,definitely recommend,they were awesome accommodating all our guests,pieces came out awesome!

Dani Ferreira

Absolutely the best! Super fun, super relaxed atmosphere.

A. G. Fritzen

Awesome studio!

Michael Goodwin

For two ladies with introverted testing anxiety the Beginner’s Pendant workshop was absolutely wonderful Austin was a great help, always full of bounce and positive encouragement! Thank you for helping our belated birthday celebration go so smoothly!

Sarah Catala
Robert Phillips

The class was amazing! 10/10 recommend! Great date idea

Rebecca Mitchell
Courtney Koske

We had such a great time would love to do more great teacher

Debra Krause

Kind hearted education. Welcoming and all around awesome people, hope to spend more time there, so much to learn!

Michael J Salisbury
Mike Dorr

My boyfriend and I had an amazing date night here! It was so fun. Such a different and exciting date.

Megan Denton Hurt

My friends and I just took a class on how to make our own wineglass. Austin and Josh were so knowledgeable and patient. If you are looking for new fun way to spend time with yours friends and incorporate your creative side. Checkout Zen Glass Studios and ask for Austin or Josh.

Amerey Justus

Fun experience! Patience and encouragement from instructors Dave and Austin. They did a great job. My husband’s quotes: “I thought this would be way more boring” and “that was freakin’ awesome!” Ha! Now we have two new favorite wine glasses and great memories!

D. Auri.

So fun! Even I could make my own pendant😍

Steph J

My husband has told every single person he’s spoken to since we left how amazing it this experience was! Josh, Austin and team make you feel right at home and let you create your very own masterpiece. We highly recommend!

Michele Krohn
Johnny Cee

Best glass studio in Florida

Alex Borsody

Had a great and fun experience, very welcoming. We are definitely going again!

Limayri Carranza
AJ Harris

Great fun place to learn about working with glass

Bonnie Mcc

Josh was amazing. very relatable and welcoming from the minute we got there. it was a surprise for me so kinda didn’t know what to do, but he explained and gave us examples and really made it a memory for us. looking forward to our next visit already.

Matthew Dodsworth
Liz Frame

Thanks for accomodating our crazy group today! We had a blast and will be back!!

Paula R. Tripp

Awesome experience! Josh and Austin were great. Would definitely recommend this to anyone.

Hannah Stephens Denley

An awesome experience for everyone. My family and I loved everything about it. Everyone there was helpful and patient. We recommend to everyone.

J.M.V

The person that helped us was awesome, patient, funny and nice. Definitely will be coming back

Alicja J Krzyżanowska

Christian is amazing! My boyfriend and I did the valentines deal and we loved it! We made pint glasses. Can’t wait to pick them up Monday! I would suggest this place to everyone. It’s amazing.

Quinn Bertucelli

What an awesome experience. I would highly recommend this to anyone. So friendly and relaxed. Thank you for a wonderful experience (~);}

Steve Martin

Bought a session through Groupon, had a great time…I think we might go back!

Diane Groner Kelly
Matthew Dodsworth

I did the make your own wine glass workshop for my birthday, and it was by far the most amazing experience I have had. Austin is an amazing instructor I will definitelybe going back. Thank You!!

LaChrisha Lewis

Great atmosphere and very friendly instructors. Much more fun than we thought we were going to have. Thanks Austin!

Jess Whitehouse

Austin is a person who is real to the teaching of …” people listen and watch … !”
it was informative and exciting..
Austin was fun and attentive..!
I am attending another appointment..!

Teri Salazar

Absolutely awesome. So much fun and so friendly. A very unique experience that I would highly suggest for date day or a group of friends. One of the coolest activities in St Pete.

Staying Afloat Party Boat

Awesome artists, glass gallery & showcases, and walk-in studio where you can learn some glass working skills and make your very own wineglass! I had a blast!

Arielle Raff

This place is awesome. Austin is spectacular at his role. Loved this place. Went here for a class! Will be back!

Mike Sizemore

zen is an amzing place 2 become an ar7is7 or jus look @ some amazing glass . DAVE @ Josh are super skilled and knowledgable .

Casey Vanmaaren

Zen Glass is the BEST! The workshops are really fun with friends or solo. The beginner 9 hour course is awesome if you want to be a hobbyist (of the 15-week for commercial glass artists). Josh, Dave, Austin & Alex are fantastic teachers and talented artists. Highly recommended, the best place to work hot glass!

Rachel King

Today my work partner in crime and I took our amazing customer service team for a class on pendant and bead making – they had so much fun! Josh & team were so patient with the 4 of us and really let us experiment and explore the artists inside. I was proud of both our girls – Karin and I need more practice heehee. This was 100% an awesome time and highly recommend it!!!

Amy Jo

We had a great time! Josh was super helpful. He explained everything and let us have at it. When we needed help he was there and both our projects came out great. Will definitely be back and hope our kids can join us when they visit.

Shawn Engel

Veteran Night hands down always an amazing and relaxing time. Learn something new everytime. Truly thankful for this opportunity.

Valerie Evans
Sarah Catala
Denean Wetton

So much fun! We would love to go back!

Kelsey Caldwell

So much fun! What a wonderful gift for you to have blessed Mother’s Day with! We enjoyed it very much and plan to return again in the future! Thank you!

Patti Monahan
William Barnick

Very nice studio.

Jeff Rutherford

So much fun! My friends and I did a wine glass class and it was great! They let us bring our own food and drinks! 🙂 Definitely going back! Ask for Katy!

Stephanie Jones-Walker

OHHHHHH my Gosh, such and amazing experience. Austin, Dave and the other artists were so incredibly awesome!!! This is some things I recommend doing more then once.

Tory Repetti
George Toppino

I had a lot of fun with the make your own experience

Hen Sley

Amazing artwork and so much more!

Cole Turcotte

if there were a way to give Zen glass 100 Stars yeah, that would be my rating. Everybody is very knowledgeable helpful, positive, accommodating, and encouraging. And it’s just so much fun! Love it!

Jim Morey

Everybody was so nice and helpful. Had a blast. Everybody should try this at least once!

Lisa Rude

AWESOME! So fun and great teaching by Josh and Co

Lisa S Doeshair

Took my boyfriend here for his birthday, awesome experience the instructors were all great, they checked in and were able to guide you in the right direction. I would definitely recommend going here if your looking for something fun and unique.

Ashley Larson

Great introduction to making glass! Staff was very welcoming.

Tomas Gonzalez

Quite an Artsy area! The instructor (Austin) was awesome. Had a few works on display and making a wine glass was such a learning experience!

Russell
Teresa Renfroe
Jackie Ballard

Josh is my wife’s cousin. Amazing man & an amazing artist.

Josh Orender

do not miss this place while visiting St Pete. the free show is awesome!

Ryan Hanson
Jennifer F

I made 2 wine glasses. Austin was my instructor an he rocked it. Will be going back to do more.

Dawn Bishop
dominic treeclimber

Great work in the gallery 👏🤳

Richard Graves

Beautiful glass work!

David Interlandi

It was so much fun.. My husband and I had a great time

Tee Richardson

Had a totally awesome time. They were great. We plan to go back for more classes!!! Everyone should try this. Zen Studio rocks!!!!

Sandra LaValley

Great class by Austin. He did a superb job. Go make your wine glasses at Zen Glass Studio!!

Deandre Fitzgerald

My wife and I participated in a pendant workshop on October 15, 2016 with instructor, Katy. It was fun to learn how glass pendants are made and to try to make a few pendants. We were able to practice with combining different colors of glass and also trying to make different shapes. Katy was great as an instructor! I have a lot of respect for the process of glass making.

Mark Lytle

Fun

Dwight Eva
Cameron Heres

Excellent experience, it’s all about timing and patience…highly recommend it! Austin n Alex were great teachers.

Michelle D. Gonzalez

Great place to learn or try working with glass. Amazing staff.

Clark Hickman

Awesome workshop and great instruction. Me and my wife loved it.

Christopher Dunn

We had a blast at the studio. Highly recommend taking a glass blowing class.

Brandi Mills
David Eppler

Thanks so much to Christian for making the ornament workshop so easy! They have some fabulous works of art in their gallery and the service is superb! Can’t wait to see how our hand blown ornaments came out. I’m grateful to Christian for explaining how the color combos might look. Will be back!

Julie Wells

Just attended a wineglass workshop today. Super fun. The whole crew is wonderful and extremely helpful. Don’t be intimidated. They will help as much or as little as you want. Austin was super helpful.
Go! Have fun! And you get to wear goofy eye protection while you’re at at!

Jeannine Walter

Awesome we lobe to come here to create one of a kind pieces!😁

Amira Horn

Awesome place!! Great teachers!!

Tricia Hines Jones

This was on my husband’s bucket list…super cool experience!!! Definitely recommend & will do again!

Catherine Cook Denninger

Our family had so much fun creating our Glass
Our instructors were great!!
We took our teenage boys ~ the whole family had a great time
Thanks for some rainy day fun!!

Mary-Jo MacDonald Wall

wicked fun and entertaining,

Leo Lamontagne

We had an awesome experience making crag beer glasses today, wonderful way to zen out.

Jess Acosta

Love you

Whitney Harmon

So much fun!! And they were so very patient with us. I highly recommend their workshops!

Jacqueline MacNeil

Great experience, easy to follow along for first timers. Real “Zen” 🙂 vibe. Good times, thanks again to Josh and the guys!

Ryan Dorsett
Candice Currey

Amazing experience! I don’t think it’s possible to have a bad time here

Stacy Tibbetts
Chris Weiss

Lots of fun,people friendly and helpful want to do it again

Belinda Baxter

Cool place…loved seeing how they blow glass up close

April Alexander

My 14 year old daughter has a hobby interest idea, and I am trying to help feed that idea/passion. Joshua was extremely helpful and informative. She will be back.

Michael Lennox

Great time with a group of 14!

Danielle Elizabeth Beckmann

This was a fantastic experience for my 13 year old. He’s always wanted to try glass blowing and I’m very impressed with this studio. Nice area to sit out back. Would fully recommend this place.

Tiffany Kordenbrock
Sterling Harris

Created the cake topper for our wedding. It was a true work of art. What a great studio for unique artwork and custom glass art. Thank you for such great talent

Victor Prince

As always, great!😁
The people are amazingly nice, friendly and informative. I always enjoy myself when I go. They have classes you can take and glass art for sale.

Kimmikatt Simpson

Awesome!

Filia Catharina Kromjong

What an awesome place, with a super low key, but awesome time!

Amy Schumacher
Bonnie Izor Ball
Charlotte Coffey

Very fun experience. Definitely makes you appreciate the custom glassware you see.

Thomas Larson

Great fun. Instructors have a good sense of humor and patience galore!

Susan Neville

Best family fun experience! Austin and Josh were amazing to work with. Thanks Guys!

Josh Denley

What a blast!! Have fun and get creative this was worth every penny. We will be back for other classes. Great atmosphere and in a funky neighborhood 😁👍

Connor P

Great for a first time fun experience

Joseph Leetz

Matter Craftsman

Cheyenne Jenkins

It was a wonderful experience that we be going back to make more.

Michelle Keener

I went today and had a private class with Josh!!!! And Josh was there all the way! I’m not sure I have enough talent to master this but it was an awesome experience and I may try to make a pendant before I leave!!! Thanks again for a great time…..

Jo Winters

We had a great knowledgable instructor

Marjorie Ann Grilli

Lots of fun and easy to do. Great teachers, I highly recommend anyone that has any interest in trying this, go for it, you won’t be disappointed .

Christine Chilicas

Absolutely had the best time making our own pipes! He said that was the most fun he’d had on a birthday! We most definitely will be back!!!

Paige Morton

Excellent customer service good-hearted people

Bulldog Cottone

We had a wonderful experience! Austin was so helpful and fun to work with! It was truly a fun experience and will definitely come back to make more pieces!

Jen Henry

Very nice place perfect for Glass Art the staff nice and friendly clean pleasant surroundings and Joshua was very helpful. I recommend this place .

JOSE ROBERTO COLINDRES LOPEZ

Great experience. Austin was FANTASTIC! We just finished less than an hour ago so pics have yet been posted. Highly recommend.

Guy DeFazio

My wife and I had an amazing time we highly suggest everyone try it.

Micheal Reed

It was an awesome experience. Being that it was my first time I was a little nervous. But luck was on my side because we had Austin helping us and explaining every step of the wonderful process. I was supper happy with my wine glass and so were my friends! Austin rocks !!! Give it a try …. you will not regret this amazing experience ❤️?

Paula Martins-Ogden

Great placeand atmosphere to learn

Ken Sullivan
Renee Cohen

What a freaking blast! My mom bought this experience on Groupon for us (group of 4) and we had so much fun making the stems of our wine glasses! Austin was patient, super helpful, and did an excellent job not only explaining what we should be doing but also entertaining us. 10/10 would go again.

Katelyn Rodocker

A great place for a cool weekend activity! We had a blast!!

Brendan Hughes

Go meet josh and experience a wonderful artistically creative time

Riley Wiggins

See glass blowing in action! Learn how to blow your own beer or wine glass!
Forget painting a plate… Play with fire!

Anthony Cowdrey

Awesome workshop, Our instructor Austin was amazing

Enrique

We had such a great time, I definitely want to come back and do more!

Kelly Muir

Fantastic experience with Josh Poll. Would highly recommend it! Can’t wait to see my piece.

Sue Rosetti

This place is class!!! David patiently guided me for my workshop. So much fun!

Update: Picked up my paperweight today! Looks amazing! Highly recommend trying this out!

Dee R

The people were really nice and helpful. Making the glass work was a phenomenal experience that everyone should get to do at least once in their life time!!

Emma Patterson

this place will literally changer your life for the better 🙂

Eric Derouen

My sister and I made wine glasses.
All the staff were so welcoming and informative. They made sure we had a good experience and made a successful project.
So much fun!
We definitely plan to come take another workshop! Cheers!

Karen Cairns

zen is an amazing place 2 become an artist or just look @ some amazing glass. DAVE & Josh are super skilled and knowledgeable.

Tim Keogh
Joe Wareham

Great group of people. Do yourself a favor and book a class to make a wine glass or lessons for this great art.

Chris Reep

My daughter had the BEST time during the 1 hour pendant making session! Austin was a fantastic teacher – very patient, encouraging and helpful. They have a gift shop if you’re looking for a unique gift. They have all the COVID safety measures in place, too. It’s a 2+ hour drive for us but very worth it and we’ll be back!

Jennifer Patterson

Good guys too know in st Pete

Chad Frasier
CARTER FILLYAU

Very cool experience in the wine glass class. Jash was amazing and very helpful in making the experience great. I will definitely be back!

Mary Finney

What a great experience, new and fun. Austin is a great teacher!

Jennifer Liston

I 😘You………………………………………

Stephan Hagström

I went for the wine glass workshop and had a great time. I was solo so I had Josh’s full attention. I created a glass that I will enjoy for many years to come. I also bought a beautiful necklace for my mom’s birthday.

Stacye J. Stewart
IsthisJohn FromWrecsam
Edward Alvarado (Mr Divine)

Awesome night at Zen studios ~ the instructors were kind & very helpful. We’ll definitely be going back! 5*!!!

Michelle Rencher

We did a workshop and made some wine glasses. It was so much fun! Would definitely go back for another session.

Rafaella Pavinato

What a great experience! The guys working there were super kind! Highly recommend!!

Harriette Casteel Carlton

Zen glass is an amazing place. My friends and myself went on Saturday and had a blast. Katy and the staff were friendly and very informative. We did the make your own wine glass. Also if you have a chance check out their gallery of work. All of their pieces are simply stunning. I can’t wait to come back.

Kathryn Cochran

Very “cool” actually HOT!!!

Rich Harmon

Best Groupon in the Bay Area

Michael Wallis

Josh is a great instructor! He took his time with us and made the session fun. Definitely recommend him and his studio. I have a new found respect for this art. It’s amazing!

Karla Bellido Cirizola

Loved our experience there, we went as a group and some did wine glasses. I did pendants and love them!!!!

Elizabeth McAndrew

Very interesting place, great classes

Dave Compton
Jon Adams

We loves it. A an all new experience the was so much fun. And the finished product is.so beautiful. The staff and instructors are friendly and easy to talk to as well…..

Nicole Kinman

Just Awesome Thank you to our Teacher Josh my Wife and I Had a Great time.

John Bowen

Perfect name for this amazing space! Knowledgeable, kind, and fun folks just enjoying everything glass. Check them out, you’ll be happy you did.

Jona Valentine

Awesome Place,Great People, I totally enjoyed meeting everyone there.
Awesome Place to learn Glass Blowing.

Robin Terrell

The class was Lots of fun. 😊

Renee Amstadt Falkner
Sean Dunn

Austin was a very good teacher and funny. Had a fun and great experience and going to go back to make some more works of art.

James Bonis

Great place to take a glass class and a great place to teach one. Some very kind professional people host a myriad of glass opportunities. I will be back!

Fahan Sky McDonagh
matthew piepenbrok

Absolutely wonderful place to see and try something new! Our family of four had a great experience and would do it again in a heartbeat! My wife and I made wine glasses and our children made their own abstract art. We couldn’t have had a better time! Thank you Dave for an amazing afternoon! We will see you the next time we’re in Florida!

Melissa Burns

Fun experience. Played with the melting glass to create the stem of a wine glass.

Ken Hays (NetGuyGreen)
A S

Austin, Josh and Dave are so cool and helpful, they made us feel comfortable. This was the most fun day! Such great artists and knowledgable. Book your class NOW!!

Tiny Bbubbles
aquanaut2

I have literally realized lifelong dreams inside of these walls. Everyone inside is totally chill and helpful. Also all are amazing artist. If you are looking for glassblowing instruction or a new piece for your collection, stop in and tell Josh that I sent you.

derrick r kearney

Great place. Good atmosphere very helpful

Sylvia Camacho

Austin and Josh taught us how to make wine glasses. They were very informative, helpful and fun. Great experience and would definitely recommend it! We will be back!

Kiki Soto
Brian Longstreth
Michael Preston

Awesome Stuff! AUSTIN was great!

Brian Walders

I did the “Make your own wine glass” class with a friend and it was so much fun! They give great instructions to get you started and help you out along the way. I will definitely be back for more.

Joshua Sandon
Lourenda Buchanan Cooper

We had a great experience here making some wine glasses.

Matthew Mabbitt

Thank you Austin!! We really had fun today!!

Jenifer Bradford Drozky

Great time!

Stephanie Ehl
Katrina Berger

zen is an amzing place 2 become an artist or just look @ some amazing glass . DAVE & Josh are super skilled and knowledgeable .

Casey Vanmaaren

best glass studio in southeast

Al Bo