

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: John Sharvin & Minhi England Hot Sculpting Class
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun, 22 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Bring Your Imaginary Friend to Glass

John Sharvin and Minhi England
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, February 20 - 22, 2026 (3 sessions)
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM


Intermediate/Advanced, Ages 10 year through adult
$510.00 | $484.50(members)
10 of 10 seats available

Description
This workshop will teach students a structure for building a sculpture using fundamental blowing techniques to create the foundation of the work. This can also be thought of as designing your own character. Elements will be added to the foundation through applied bits and hot assembled components. By integrating techniques taught throughout the course, such as surface texturing and bubble manipulation, students are able to create indefinite outcomes. Some of the other techniques covered in the class will include fundamentals of the oxy/pro torch, utilizing the oxy/pro torch in conjunction with the glory hole, and color application for blown vs solid parts. 

Students are encouraged to lean into their own artist style and creativity to create imaginative works unique to them. This basic formula can be adjusted and altered for students to take with them beyond the course in their own practices to develop and expand upon.

Student-provided supplies:
- Sketch book
- Any desired color you may wish to use

Summer Workshop Cancellation Policy:
If minimum enrollment is not met, the class will be cancelled and enrolled students will be given the option to move to a different class or receive a full refund. If a student cancels, we must be notified 30 days prior to class start date for a full refund. If student wishes to cancel after that time, they can receive a 50% refund up to 2 weeks prior to class start date or move to a different class. 


Instructors

John Sharvin
John Sharvin is a glass artist originally from Ohio, now living as a full-time artist in Seattle, WA. A graduate of The Ohio State University (2012) with a BFA in glass, his technical approach is heavily influenced by his early interest in engineering and fabrication.

Sharvin spent seven years refining his skills and passion at a major institutional level, first as an apprentice and then as the Studio Technician Manager at the Pittsburgh Glass Center (PGC) from 2015 to 2022. This extensive technical background perfectly merged his talent for building and problem-solving with his artistic vision.

His sculptural work explores the boundary between reality and the imaginary, often through highly detailed miniatures and glass elements. He crafts intimate, nostalgic worlds that examine the distortion of memory and how recollection changes over time. Conceptually, he also integrates themes of cosmic landscapes and the interplay between human creativity and technology.

Sharvin approaches both life and his art with an optimistic, humorous, and distinctively whimsical aesthetic.  He recently gained wider recognition as a competitor on Netflix’s Blown Away Season 3. Following his appearance, Sharvin committed to pursuing his glass art career full-time and is currently the co-owner of Top Hat Glassworks studio in Seattle.

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Minhi England
MiNHi England is an independent artist and educator who works primarily in glass. Born in Germany and raised in upstate New York, she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Alfred University, School of Art and Design, with a concentration in glassblowing and metal casting. She now lives in Seattle, WA, where she owns and operates Top Hat Glassworks, a collaborative studio that supports emerging and early-career glass artists.

In her practice, MiNHi explores major life experiences and transitions, using glass, neon, and other illuminated elements to give form to contemporary existential themes. Her work examines the complexity of emotion through repeated forms, reflective surfaces, and figurative gestures. By incorporating mirrored distortions and shifting light, she reveals how inner turbulence and recurring patterns in life can shape, and sometimes distort, our sense of self.

England’s work has been collected and featured throughout the United States, including Bellevue Art Museum, Habatat Galleries Glass International, and SeaTac Airport. In 2023, she was featured in American Craft Magazine's "Remembering Well" edition, recognizing her work in grief through glass. After earning runner-up on the hit television series, “Blown Away,” she has made appearances as a public figure and glass artist around the nation and internationally and she continues to travel as an educator in the arts.
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- **Event Categories**: workshops, art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 41

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://canvas.columbusglassartcenter.org/classes/76?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=columbus-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Columbus
- **state**: OH
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 892 Scott St., Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43222
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- **full address**: 892 Scott St., Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43222

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- **organizer**: Columbus Glass Art Center (https://allevents.in/org/columbus-glass-art-center/24707125)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 892 Scott St., Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43222
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Columbus Glass Art Center
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, art
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