Thursday, July 24, 2025 @ 9:00 AM – Noon
$90 per person, materials supplied by artist
Class limited to 16
Ages 16+, no experience necessary

In this 100% hands-on educational glass-blowing class, you will leave the class with a Christmas ornament, a Shot Glass, or a Plant Waterer, all made by you! No prior glass-working experience required.

After a simple safety demonstration and explanation, class will begin with the basics of how glass moves and how to apply color, heat the glass, and blow the glass. Mike will then guide small groups of students through the process. Students will watch the instructor and other students, as well as themselves, make the glass. A solid understanding of glassblowing occurs through observation and practice.

Your glass piece will be ready at the end of class.

Check out this video from one of Mike’s recent classes:

About Mike Peluso

Mike Peluso was interested in drawing and art from early childhood. When he started his undergraduate work he initially majored in architectural and interior design, however, he quickly discovered that he preferred a greater art base within his work. He returned to Central PA and when he took his first glassblowing class on a whim, he knew he had found his calling. He went on to discover that his ancestors had blown glass in both Italy and Germany. Mike’s studies in glass continued at the soft glass studio of Harrisburg Area Community College, where he received a degree in visual art and design, and he has taken numerous classes at The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY. He has studied under glassblowing and flame-working masters such as William Gudenrath, Michael Scheiner, James Nowak, Michael Rogers, Milon Townsend, Jane Bruce and the late Elio Quarisa. Mike has 20 years’ of experience in functional glass making and currently operates a soft glass and flame-working studio in Elizabethtown, PA. His work is displayed in regional galleries and shops, and he regularly participates in art festivals and artist shows. Mike teaches glassblowing at his studio and instructs at the Art Center and Galleries of Mechanicsburg, PA, where he also serves on the board of directors. He also instructs classes at Brain Vessel Gallery in Mechanicsburg, PA.