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.
Welcome to Zen Glass Gallery online. We sell one of a kind, collectible glass art- including hotglass, flameworked glass, jewelry, vases, sculpture & mixed media. You can also purchase items from our brick & mortar studio & gallery.