MAKE YOUR OWN FUN
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
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
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.
Make-Your-Own Glass Pendant
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
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
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.
Hotshop Workshops
BLOW YOUR OWN 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
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
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
everyone there is friendly and helpful. Love that I get to create something with my bare hands ??? its fun
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.
A great family environment!! Excellent food!! If you looking for great environment and food I would absolutely recommend Zen great restaurant!!
If you are looking for something unique and fun to do for a few hours this was a fun experience.
Would highly recommend.
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.
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!
Fabulous time, unbelievable great experience! Will definitely be taking another class.
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We had a great time today. Staff was incredible and helpful! Thanks
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!
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
Had a fantastic time making my our beer glass. Looking forward to taking classes
GREAT TIME. Would do it again in a heartbeat! Great way to learn the art
Amazing fun!! Had an great time with friends
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.
Absolutely, I had a great time. planning a group to return. Didn’t know what to expect, this totally exceeded anything I thought.
Me an my wife had a blast!👍🏻
Amazing people and atmosphere! If you love glass definitely go check out Zen!
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
Such a fun afternoon! Highly recommend!!
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!
Awesome!!!!
My husband loved it!!!
Very friendly, helpful people. Most interesting and we had a great time! Would recommend it as a great addition to your Florida vacation!
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!
Something fun and unique to do with the Besties ❤️ The owner and the workers are very helpful?
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 ❤️🍷
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.
Super fun!!! The guys were patient with us and very helpful.
Absolutely incredible experience!!! So perfect for date night or company team building…so much fun!!
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!
Hard working vision within the craft of art. And dedicated to the community.
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.
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!
GOOD AND BEAUTIFUL STUDIO…………..
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
Awesome! Did the make your own wine glass, can’t wait to see how it turns out! Had a great time!!
zen is an amzing place 2 become an ar7is7 or jus look @ some amazing glass . DAVE @ Josh are super skilled and knowledgable .
Had a great time with hubby and friends, thanks Austin!
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.
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!
We had such a great time would love to do more great teacher
Kind hearted education. Welcoming and all around awesome people, hope to spend more time there, so much to learn!
My boyfriend and I had an amazing date night here! It was so fun. Such a different and exciting date.
Great fun place to learn about working with glass
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.
Thanks for accomodating our crazy group today! We had a blast and will be back!!
Awesome experience! Josh and Austin were great. Would definitely recommend this to anyone.
The person that helped us was awesome, patient, funny and nice. Definitely will be coming back
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.
What an awesome experience. I would highly recommend this to anyone. So friendly and relaxed. Thank you for a wonderful experience (~);}
Bought a session through Groupon, had a great time…I think we might go back!
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!!
Great atmosphere and very friendly instructors. Much more fun than we thought we were going to have. Thanks Austin!
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..!
zen is an amzing place 2 become an ar7is7 or jus look @ some amazing glass . DAVE @ Josh are super skilled and knowledgable .
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!!!
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!
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.
Everybody was so nice and helpful. Had a blast. Everybody should try this at least once!
AWESOME! So fun and great teaching by Josh and Co
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.
Great introduction to making glass! Staff was very welcoming.
Josh is my wife’s cousin. Amazing man & an amazing artist.
It was so much fun.. My husband and I had a great time
Had a totally awesome time. They were great. We plan to go back for more classes!!! Everyone should try this. Zen Studio rocks!!!!
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.
Awesome workshop and great instruction. Me and my wife loved it.
We had a blast at the studio. Highly recommend taking a glass blowing class.
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!
Awesome place!! Great teachers!!
This was on my husband’s bucket list…super cool experience!!! Definitely recommend & will do again!
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!!
wicked fun and entertaining,
We had an awesome experience making crag beer glasses today, wonderful way to zen out.
So much fun!! And they were so very patient with us. I highly recommend their workshops!
Amazing experience! I don’t think it’s possible to have a bad time here
Lots of fun,people friendly and helpful want to do it again
Cool place…loved seeing how they blow glass up close
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.
Great time with a group of 14!
What an awesome place, with a super low key, but awesome time!
Very fun experience. Definitely makes you appreciate the custom glassware you see.
Great fun. Instructors have a good sense of humor and patience galore!
Best family fun experience! Austin and Josh were amazing to work with. Thanks Guys!
It was a wonderful experience that we be going back to make more.
We had a great knowledgable instructor
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 .
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!!!
Great experience. Austin was FANTASTIC! We just finished less than an hour ago so pics have yet been posted. Highly recommend.
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 ❤️?
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.
A great place for a cool weekend activity! We had a blast!!
We had such a great time, I definitely want to come back and do more!
Fantastic experience with Josh Poll. Would highly recommend it! Can’t wait to see my piece.
this place will literally changer your life for the better 🙂
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!
zen is an amazing place 2 become an artist or just look @ some amazing glass. DAVE & Josh are super skilled and knowledgeable.
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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.
Awesome night at Zen studios ~ the instructors were kind & very helpful. We’ll definitely be going back! 5*!!!
What a great experience! The guys working there were super kind! Highly recommend!!
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.
Very “cool” actually HOT!!!
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!
Just Awesome Thank you to our Teacher Josh my Wife and I Had a Great time.
Perfect name for this amazing space! Knowledgeable, kind, and fun folks just enjoying everything glass. Check them out, you’ll be happy you did.
Awesome Place,Great People, I totally enjoyed meeting everyone there.
Awesome Place to learn Glass Blowing.
The class was Lots of fun. 😊
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.
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!
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!
We had a great experience here making some wine glasses.
Thank you Austin!! We really had fun today!!
Great time!
zen is an amzing place 2 become an artist or just look @ some amazing glass . DAVE & Josh are super skilled and knowledgeable .
best glass studio in southeast