Cut Your Own Suncatcher in a Santa Fe Glass Studio
You choose a design, break and shape the glass yourself, and carry the finished suncatcher out two hours later.
Stained glass usually reaches people already finished, lit from behind in a church window or a front door. This workshop starts two steps earlier, at the raw sheet. You pick a design, choose from dozens of types of art glass, then learn to break the pieces, shape them, and bind them into one suncatcher ornament. The piece is finished the same day and leaves with you.
The rate is USD 233.34 per person for the two hours. Tools, glass, and safety equipment are all included in that. The class runs in English, and one booking covers one ticket.
Stained Glass Class - Hidden Santa Fe GemTwo fixed hours with Theresa Cashman of TLC Stained Glass. Tools, materials, and safety equipment are included. Twelve people at a time, ages 12 and up.www.viator.comThe Studio Is Downstairs, and Off the Tourist Map
The address is 1730 Camino Carlos Rey, on the south side of Santa Fe. The workshop sits downstairs in unit 100, and the front door opens on a keypad code that arrives with the booking. Inside it reads as a working shop: benches, glass racks, a grinder, and a wall hung with pieces earlier students finished. The studio is listed as wheelchair accessible throughout, with all areas and surfaces reachable. Public transport runs nearby.
Dozens of Sheets, Twelve People, One Ornament
The glass takes the longest to decide on. Dozens of types sit on the racks, and the design you pick determines which ones you cut. Twelve people work a session at most. Instructors are scheduled from the sign-up list.
Ages Twelve and Up, and You Stand the Whole Time
Absolute novices are welcome, and the listing sets the floor at age 12. Children below that stay home, and so do pets. The room involves breaking glass and melting lead based solder.
The two hours are spent standing on padded flooring, and a chair or standing support is not included. Bring one if you need it.
- Closed toed shoes
- Reading glasses, if you use them
- A lower work surface on request for anyone under five feet tall
The listing advises against the workshop for pregnant travelers and for anyone with a spinal injury.
When It Runs, and How the Booking Works
Weekday sessions start at 10:00 AM or 1:00 PM. Weekends run the 1:00 PM slot only, and single dates sell out weeks ahead. Booking closes two hours before the start time. Instructors are scheduled from the sign-up list, and a late sign-up may not be honored. Confirmation is instant, then reconfirmed by the studio. Cancellation follows the standard policy shown at checkout.
The workshop holds 4.9 from 49 reviews. What you carry out is one ornament, cut and soldered by hand inside the same two hours. The studio notes it will clear a carry-on. Hang it in a window and it throws color across the wall by afternoon.