Aurora Borealis Glassworks - Albuquerque

Glassblowing is a transformational art: a blob of hot lava gets molded and sculpted, as if by magic, into something light-catching and wonderful. People line up behind safe, double pane windows to watch professionals handle this molten magma, but at Aurora Borealis Glassworks, you'll learn how to wrangle this alchemy yourself. In small groups, you'll get hands-on time with a master instructor and spend up to 5 hours learning the basics of glass blowing, forming your glass into a uniquely beautiful paperweights (which you'll take home the following day). Then, when someone admires your Chihuly original, you can correct them, and let them know you made it yourself.

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At Aurora Borealis Glassworks, students get to "play with lava"! Offering lava-shaping lesson plans for all levels and specialties, including bead making, flower pulling, paperweights, fusing, and of course, glass blowing, Aurora Borealis Glassworks is renowned for its fabulous teachers and hands-on classes. The two campuses (one in Albuquerque and one in Rio Rancho), have been home to thousands of students from all over the country. One can also rent shop time to work on his or her own projects, and gift certificates are available for the glass lover in your life.