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This is a 3-hour workshop for beginners to learn the “Tiffany foil method” of stained glass taught by glass artist, Marcy McAninch. The Tiffany method employs thin copper foil wrapped around each piece of glass, which is then soldered together. This allows for more intricate and delicate patterns, enabling artists to create more detailed glass panels. Using pre-cut pieces of glass, learn to foil and solder your own stained-glass honeycomb suncatcher to take home with you.

All supplies will be provided. Participants will be required to sign a safety waiver, wear provided eye protection, and wear long pants with closed-toe shoes.

Marcy McAninch of Riverwalk Glass was born and raised in southwestern Pennsylvania and has always had a fascination with colored glass. Drawn towards the many antique stained windows glass seen in salvage and vintage stores, she decided to try her hand at making stained glass by taking a class in 2017.  She was immediately hooked and moved to Wilmington in 2018, where she took more classes to further her knowledge. She loves making glass art and recently focused on making 3-D stained glass pieces. She’s inspired by the colors and beauty of our coastal town and by the many artists that call Wilmington home.

Zines are mini art journals made from a single sheet of paper that can be collaged, stenciled, painted and customized in a variety of shapes. Combine your art-making and journaling skills! No experience required!

Supplies need:
• glue stick
• watercolor or acrylic paints
• apron
• watercup
• other supplies provided

About the instructor

Kirah is a lifelong artist and adventurer at heart. Her early years set a foundation for travel, exploration and the fundamentals to visual storytelling. Her paintings and mixed media works are deeply personal expressions of memory and dreams, inspired by nature and geological forms. In addition to her studio practice, Kirah is a dynamic instructor, lecturer, mentor and coach, leading custom studio and plein air courses directed to both beginner and professional artists. She also creates custom international art and cultural history travel workshops. Kirah brings rich insight to materials and traditional and contemporary processes. She is an award-winning illustrator, graphic designer and studio artist, a certified Golden Artist-Educator and Silver Brush Artist-Educator. She is active in community arts programming and passionate about preservation of cultural and natural resources.

Kirah is a staff instructor at the Museum School at Cameron Art Museum, and adjunct instructor at Cape Fear Community College and Johnston Community College.

You will find her splitting time between her home in the Cape Fear region of NC and Umbria, Italy.