Hale Fire Glass

A nice write-up by Huntsville Blast!

Community Spotlight: Hale Fire and Glass - Hville Blast COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: HALE FIRE AND GLASS | In Lowe Mill, a family is creating beautiful glass jewelry, beads, sculptures and... pinball machines?

Hale Fire Glass at Lowe Mill in Huntsville is OPEN! Keep an eye out here for our big Grand Opening plans for Friday, April 5. We'll be announcing the shindig very soon!

Hale Fire Glass Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment is coming along! Kudos to the facilities team here for the awesome job. Today's big news is the ventilation installation. Once this is complete we can really get to work on spiffying up the new studio. More updates to follow!

There's no place lovelier than John C. Campbell Folk School during the holidays. And to make it even better, I've got a special holiday glass bead class starting December 4! Seats are still available for those who have a little experience and are comfortable at the torch. Here are the details:

Holiday Lampwork Magic! Please call (1-800-365-5724) to register for all 2022 classes.

ONLINE CLASS – MORE Treasures from Glass and Fire! (Organics)
Monday – Friday, August 16-20, 2021

We had so much fun in our first online class that we decided to do another one! Join Marjorie Langston and me for 5 days of MORE Treasures from Glass and Fire where we’ll share lots of tips and techniques for organic designs. Each morning, there will be at least two demos using multiple angles with 4k cameras. The afternoon is yours to work at your torch while we’ll be available to help students individually via text, phone, or video call. In the evenings, the class will meet up online to discuss the day and have show and tell. Our host, Lessonface, will provide professional tech help should you need it. Students will also have lifetime access to the video recordings of the class!

The registration link below includes lots more details. If you have questions or would like to hear from some of our previous online students, just let us know!
https://www.lessonface.com/apply/more-treasures-glass-and-fire

Have you dreamed of learning to make glass beads? Do you have some lampwork skills you'd like to improve? Here's your chance! Marjorie Langston and I will be co-teaching a class during CraftSummer at Miami University (Ohio) June 15-19, 2020 that will cover everything from the very basics to some darned impressive techniques. Just a few seats remain available so click below to get all the details!
https://www.miamioh.edu/cca/craftsummer/classes/2020-weeklong-classes/langston-hale-glass/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3YNBWu4E5y-LHI46sDm6ktlMbmTsVCaf1uV6AND-V0eEzJYIudF5LFSk4

Taming the Flame-Glass Beading Basics and So Much More | CraftSummer | CCA - Miami University

Thank you to everyone who came to my "Tales from the Torcher Chamber" talk at PhreakNIC last night! I love sharing my passion for glass and you guys were so receptive and engaged. I am truly fortunate to have met so many of you. To Ben and the whole PhreakNIC team, you have built an incredible community and I can't tell you how much SA and I appreciate the opportunity to take part!

My website is live once again! The only part I need to work on is the new shopping page. I'll be getting some things loaded on there very soon, though. I'll also be tweaking some things on the site so if you see errors, they'll be handled soon. Thanks, everyone! www.halefireglass.com

My Hale Fire Glass website is moving to a new host so the site will be down for a bit. I'm working as quickly as I can to get the new place all spiffied up for you and will announce the "grand opening" here ASAP! Thanks for your patience!

It has been a hectic spring so far for me! Lots of travel, shows, and teaching have kept me hopping.

I'm home for a couple of weeks before a marathon of classes and travel in late May and all of June. I hope that means I can get some new things finished up and posted here.

I do want to send out a huge thank you to everyone who came by my booth at the Rocket City Ukulele Festival last weekend! You guys bought bunches of goodies and I greatly appreciate that!

I made a special piece for the ukulele festival's silent auction that features some of my new etched metal work. (Zoom in to see the tropical details!) I've got some crazy ideas for more! 😉

Happy spring!

Marjorie Langston and I are excited to be teaching at Miami University in Oxford OH again!
http://miamioh.edu/cca/craftsummer/classes/2019-weeklong-classes/langston-hale-glass/index.html

Exploring the Molten Magic of Glass Beadmaking | CraftSummer | CCA - Miami University All skill levels welcome. Beginners will learn the use of tools and equipment, basics of learning how to make a mandrel wound bead and a variety of surface decorations. Those with more experience will learn more complex shapes and advanced surface decoration techniques, as well as completing a sculp...

I'm co-teaching a wonderful holiday-themed glass beadmaking class at John C. Campbell starting December 2, 2018. Marjorie Langston and I have a lot of cool things planned! If you have some recent torch experience, you'll fit right in! There are some seats left. Here are the details:

https://classes.folkschool.org/class_details.aspx?pk=20918

Holiday Lampwork Magic! If you have previous beadmaking experience, treat yourself to something new - learn to make holiday-themed glass beads, ornaments, and decorations. We'll use both soft and borosilicate glass to create solid and blown pieces. Your designs are sure to become the family favorites on the tree and the mo...

I just posted some of my new classes online! https://halefireglass.com/teaching

handcrafted glass beads, jewelry, & more

Check out my classes for 2018. I'll be adding more later! https://halefireglass.com/teaching

handcrafted glass beads, jewelry, & more I'm currently relocating my studio so I won't be giving any one-on-one lessons until that's completed. I hope it won't be much longer. Watch here and on Facebook for details!

I've updated my website with my upcoming classes and art shows!
https://www.halefireglass.com/art-shows
https://www.halefireglass.com/teaching

handcrafted glass beads, jewelry, & more

Wow, it's been a crazy late summer! Lots of classes and local shows already and the busy fall show season is still ahead. I did sneak in a little time to play with a new camera set up so I have a few new pieces to show. I've got lots of new things coming down the pike!

Come to Salty Nut Brewery in Huntsville AL on Sunday, July 23rd for some great beer, music, and art! I'll be there with lots of beads, jewelry, and some new things I've been working on. I would love to see you there!

My website is up! I'm still tweaking it but it's pretty well done. Thanks for taking a look! www.halefireglass.com

A huge thank you to all the wonderful people who came to the Downtown Artwalk in Fort Payne this weekend! We met so many fun folks and look forward to returning soon. The Courtyard was a perfect location for my lampwork demonstration. I truly appreciate all the interest and questions. I'm going to have to work hard to replace all the beads and jewelry you folks adopted. I couldn't be happier! I look forward to the next event.

Huge kudos to Victoria Leputa for her excellent work on the Downtown Artwalk. This needs to be a regular event!

There are still some seats available in the Appalachian Center for Craft class that Marjorie Langston and I are co-teaching June 4-9, 2017. The online registration shows it as an intergenerational class but if you call (931.372.3051) you can sign up as an individual student. The campus at Smithville TN is beautiful and we have lots of fun things planned for class!

https://epay.tntech.edu/C20205_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=962

INTERGENERATIONAL Week-long - June 4-9, 2017 - Beginning Glass Beadmaking with Terry Hale & Marjorie Langston Price: $220.00 - $1,530.00 (price depends on options selected)

I just got home from a week at John C. Campbell Folk School. I wasn't teaching this time but hung out in Marjorie Langston's glass beadmaking class. What a great time! I made a lot of pieces that I'm very happy with. I had so much fun that I didn't take many pictures but I did get a shot of one that I particularly like. I'll be teaching some new-for-me classes at the Folk School very soon. Watch for a post about them in the coming days!

I've been incredibly busy the last few months! Spring and fall are full of teaching gigs and glass retreats so I've been on the road a lot. I'm very excited to share that I have a brand new torch and I'm setting up a new studio space! It will be a few weeks before everything is ready to go. I'll be sharing details here. In the meantime, here are a few pictures from life in the torcher chamber. ;)

Exciting news! Intergenerational Week at Appalachian Center for Craft is now open to individuals, too! Marjorie Langston and I will be teaching beadmaking for beginners but will tailor the class to fit the skill level of the participants. With two instructors, we can cover advanced beginner to intermediate topics, too. It's going to be a very fun week, a wonderful facility, and a gorgeous setting. Class begins June 4, 2017.

https://epay.tntech.edu/C20205_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=962

INTERGENERATIONAL Week-long - June 4-9, 2017 - Beginning Glass Beadmaking with Terry Hale & Marjorie Langston Price: $220.00 - $1,530.00 (price depends on options selected)

Registration is now open for Appalachian Center for Craft's summer program! Marjorie Langston and I are co-teaching during Intergenerational Week in June 2017. This is a great way to introduce young folks (and yourself!) to glass art.

https://www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/workshops/summer-workshops/glass

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Have you dreamed about making your own glass treasures? Have you given it a try but need some help with the basics? Join me at John C. Campbell Folk School in February for a week long class that covers the foundations of glass beadmaking! (And you know you can always convince Santa that you've been good enough for a week of glassy goodness, right? )
https://classes.folkschool.org/class_details.aspx?pk=19297

Taming the Flame Have fun exploring the art of glass beadmaking! We'll cover the basics of making good foundation beads, then move on to surface decorations including dots, flowers, organics, and more. You'll learn the safe way to work with molten glass and open flame. This class is designed for beginners, but advan...

Thank you so much to everyone who came to John C Campbell's 2016 Fall Festival! It was great seeing so many old friends and meeting so many new ones! I was fortunate enough to stay on the week after the show to be a teaching assistant for Margo Knight's class. What a great time and I got to meet some awesome students/new friends!

My website crashed on me while I was out of town so I'm working on a whole new layout. I've got some new designs that I can't wait to share so once I get some photographs taken I'll post them here and on the new website.

Interested in learning how to make glass beads? How about taking your existing skills to a new level? Marjorie Langston and I are co-teaching a weeklong class at Appalachian Center for Craft in Smithville, TN beginning on Sunday, July 4. With two teachers and a small class, we can make sure you get the attention you need to start your glass journey or learn how to step up your glass game. Message either of us if you have questions!
https://epay.tntech.edu/C20205_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=770&SINGLESTORE=true

July 4-8: WEEK-LONG Magic of Glass Beadmaking with Marjorie Langston and Terry Hale Price: $265.00 - $530.00 (price depends on options selected)

More photos of upcoming Etsy pieces!

I finally found some time to get some photos done. These will be going up on Etsy in the next couple of days. More to come!