Come create an experience of fire and glass and take home a glass miniature you created all by yourself
Glass blowing is a technique for designing glass by blowing air into hot glass. The glass becomes liquid at high temperatures and then can be shaped using this technique you can create tools, jewelry and glass art..
In Beit Aut Mozar, which is a spectacularly beautiful ancient and authentic building, located near the Jerusalem station complex, there is a spectacularly beautiful art gallery that deals with the sculpting and blowing of glass elements from the creative house of the artist Yael Valach. Yael has been involved in the field of glassblowing for many years, which began with studies in the field in Bezalel, through numerous trips and classes around the world with various experts in the field, including at the well-known school of Dale Chihuly, and continued with the opening of the dedicated studio where she combines work and creation of spectacular glass elements with the creation of workshops And courses in which she teaches and enriches many every day with content and methods related to the field of glass blowing and design. The glassblowing courses and workshops are suitable for everyone, with or without any background in the field, so the place provides a rare opportunity to get to know the world of glassblowing, design, color matching and styles.
What is glass blowing?
The process of designing and sculpting in glass is done by using the technology of heating the glass and blowing it while it is still hot. The glass, which at a very high temperature becomes a liquid, allows for the execution of various designs and thus to create useful tools, spectacularly beautiful jewelry as well as to create other art that surpasses the spirit of the artist. The process of blowing and designing the glass is important to be carried out in a professional and skillful manner as it involves work at high temperatures which may be quite dangerous.
Glass blowing workshops for a day of real fun
Yael Vloch’s studio offers a unique workshop for glass blowing and design which is suitable for anyone who likes to create, is interested in art, is excited about making an element starting from the initial stage of choosing the material and color, through learning the unique methods of heating the glass, through the professional techniques for blowing and creating, up to the requested design according to his vision and the creator’s imagination. As part of the workshop, each participant will choose an element that they would like to create, including a unique piece of jewelry, a miniature animal, some kind of tool, etc., will receive personal and pleasant instruction as to how the work of heating, blowing and designing is carried out, and will leave the workshop with the product that he himself proudly prepared and designed. The glassblowing workshop is a wonderful, original, unique and exciting way to spend a fun day in the company of a close and loved person with whom we would like to share this special experience.
Full glassblowing course
If you went through the glassblowing workshop and fell in love, you are looking for a unique and new hobby or you are an avid art lover and want to expand your avenues in other directions and enrich your creative abilities, Yael Valach’s studio offers a comprehensive course of 10 sessions in which you will learn the basic technique of working with a burner and hot glass, of product design and more. The course is suitable for anyone interested in the field without the requirement of prior knowledge or experience and allows you to start and create right from the first meeting.
Spectacular shop for unique glass products
In a visit to Yael Velach’s glassblowing studio, you will find, in addition to the courses and workshops, a variety of unique glass products prepared by Yael herself, including vases, amazing tools, jewelry with an unforgettable look, mezuzah houses, a variety of colorful animals and more
"The Glass Blowing Studio of Jerusalem"
