A former intern at the CERFAV is now a craftsman and has forged his experience in the workshops of Murano. He suggests, with the help of "baguettes" that were stretched, to realise traditional Venitien sceneries.

A former intern at the CERFAV too, he was for 4 years the director of the blowing workshop at the CIRVA. He 's specialized in the tricky technics of incalmo used by only a few french glass artists. Don't hesitated to register for theses 4 days.

The blown glass can be manipulated in many ways, and be shaped into many projects. The exercices will show you how to manipulate, divide/cut a parison, improvised tools in order to obtain blown forms free-hand sculpted, etc.

He knows how to manage and to think about all the choices to make in the creating process and to overcome the technical problems linked to the realisation of your pieces and blowing projects.

The craftsmen glass is not the easiest object to realise.The glassmakers know it well and many feel the need to come an confort their know-how. Michel Bouchard offers this possibility, he is experienced. He works with an extreme gentleness and knows how to guide every "student" beginner or confirmed glassmaker.

Art crafstmanreknown for his constancy and quality work. Big pieces of work, thickness of the glasses, colored decorations : you'll learn to manage the effort thanks to studied and precise gestures.