Create a Garden:
Fused Glass
Workshop
Fused Glass
Workshop
May 2nd
Create a Garden: Fused Glass Workshop
Join us on May 2nd 2026
Over the course of this three-hour session, you will design and build a 9″ x 12″ (H X W) fused glass gardenscape that will later be mounted in a metal frame or easy display in your garden or outside areas. Susie will provide step-by-step instructions and plenty of individual support, making it approachable for complete beginners and engaging for experienced makers.
Working with a wide variety of colorful glass and crushed glass “frit,” you will layer shapes, add painterly details, and bring depth and light to your own botanical or garden scene. Photo references will be available to spark ideas, but you are encouraged to explore your own style, favorite plants, and personal color palette
.At the end of class, Susie will kiln-fire and process your artwork, a step that cannot be completed during the session. Firing and finishing typically take up to five days, after which your completed glass will be ready for pickup; shipping can be arranged based on actual postage costs.
All materials are included in the cost of the workshop, so you can simply arrive ready to create.
Working with a wide variety of colorful glass and crushed glass “frit,” you will layer shapes, add painterly details, and bring depth and light to your own botanical or garden scene. Photo references will be available to spark ideas, but you are encouraged to explore your own style, favorite plants, and personal color palette
.At the end of class, Susie will kiln-fire and process your artwork, a step that cannot be completed during the session. Firing and finishing typically take up to five days, after which your completed glass will be ready for pickup; shipping can be arranged based on actual postage costs.
All materials are included in the cost of the workshop, so you can simply arrive ready to create.
Location
Z Glass Act Studio
281 Sun Ranch Drive Sisters, OR 97759
281 Sun Ranch Drive Sisters, OR 97759
Date & Time
May 2nd 2026 10am- 1pm
Z Glass Act
Z Glass Act was formed in 1998 in Eugene, Oregon by Susie Zeitner. Her career spans 37 years as a Graphic Designer and Commercial Photo Director and 15 years as an Art Glass Interior Design Specialist. Founding her own business has been a great success. Her clients include many commercial developers, interior designers, large hotels, as well as private commissions and national hospitality and restaurant projects. The studio for Z Glass Art is located in Sisters, Oregon.
Each piece Susie creates is entirely handmade. her designs are fabricated in her studio down to the most intricate detail and then fused at 1400 degrees in custom fabricated kilns. All designs are original.
Susie Zeitner
Artist, Instructor and OWner, Z Glass Act
One of Zeitner's unique techniques is painting with light, a unique style of drawing and painting with glass powders and enamels combined with sheet glass. Using small screens, the powder is sifted in layers, sometimes fusing each layer separately. Glass enamel paints are applied over or under powder layers, then fused together in a final firing.
