FREE and open to the public and enjoy some refreshments courtesy of Practical Art.

Some notes:

1.  Bring in a rinsed out wine bottle to participate in this project.   Or, we'll probably have some extras laying around too.  ; ) 

2.   Ray will show you some of the fundamental steps involved in cutting the top off a glass bottle, and then we will provide you with wet sandpaper to smooth the sharp edge that results.   However, please note that you probably will not wind up with a usable drinking glass, like Ray makes.   His process involves high firing to melt the rim of the glass which then requires annealing the glass in a kiln.

3.  When you are done, you will have a glass that can be used as a vase, a votive/candleholder, or perhaps a pencil cup. 

4.   Feel free to bring as many wine bottles as you have saved up if you'd like to donate them to Ray's business.   He will turn them into drinking glasses and you might see them for sale at some point in the future!   This is better than tossing them in a recycling bin.   Ray is currently diverting about 3,000 bottles a week from the landfill - wanna help?

5.   Because there will open flame and cut glass at this event, there is a small possibility you might injure yourself. Please have fun - but be careful!