2026 Classes - Brewster Kaleidoscope SocietyBrewster Kaleidoscope Society

Brewster International Kaleidoscope Expo
2026 Classes

Wyndham Rochester Downtown
70 State Street
Rochester, NY 14614
(585) 371-5456
Thursday June 18^th thru Sunday June 21^st, 2026

Class availability is subject to change. Check back for the latest information. See the schedule page for a breakdown of what’s happening when. Here’s a map of the hotels meeting rooms.. Some classes may be in the tent You can click many of the photos below for a larger image.
Class information is being added to this page as it becomes available.

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Click the Artist name for their BKS profile. Click photos for a better view. Click the link to the Kaleidoscope Gallery entry for more information about the kaleidoscope. (if the artists has created an entry)

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◈ Carolyn Bennett ◈ Marshall Fisher ◈ Steve Kittelson ◈

◈ Sue Rioux ◈ Marc Tickle ◈ Laura Wilde ◈ Koji Yamami ◈

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Carolyn Bennett
Polarized Light Kaleidoscope

Build an elegant and color filled kaleidoscope using polarizing filters and a little clear “stuff”. Discover the magic of polarized light. Sir David Brewster spent a lifetime studying polarization. Learn some history and learn the science that makes colors out of birefringent materials. Scope will be a 9” dry non turning end scope with a blue aluminum body and gold trim. Because polarized scopes require LIGHT to wow you each scope will come with a portable light. This class will also include a slide show , a lot of scope factoids , education info and a few surprises!

Thursday June 18^th, 1 - 4:30 Room: Corinthian

Cost: $150 Slots remaining:10

Marshall Fisher Jazz Fusion

This class turns up the heat from “Smooth” to “Hot” to “Fusion”. You will create a two-mirror kaleidoscope in a pre-fused glass body with dazzling dichroic accents, an integral walnut stand and interchangeable cells. You will assemble a precision mirror system, attach a magnifying lens, enclose the mirror system in the scope body, and create two cells: one filled with fused and lampworked glass “magic” of your choice, and one using polarized film to produce bright, neon-like colors.

Saturday June 20^th, 1 - 4:30 Room: River Room B

Cost: $195 Slots remaining: 10

More information about this scope can be found in the BKS Kaleidoscope Gallery.

Steve Kittelson Magnetize and Dichroics
This is a class using magnets to allow you to manipulate the image by changing the objects in the cell. I will furnish a turned walnut barrel and all the parts necessary to complete the kaleidoscope. The mirror system will be a seven point with the third side dichroic glass. This will create a shimmering image.

Friday June 19^th, 1 - 4:30 Room: Corinthian

Cost: $285 Slots remaining:10 .

Sue Rioux
Sue is offering two different classes, an all day class and a 1/2 day class.

Hummingbird
Cost: $450Slots remaining: 8
More information about this scope is in the kaleidoscope gallery.
All day class. You will learn to solder your pieces together, construct either a 2 or 3 mirror system and fill your tube. This will give you a good introduction to stained glass construction and kaleidoscope making!

Thursday June 19^th, 9 - 4:30 Room: River Room B

Baby Oil!

Cost: $325Slots remaining: 6
More information about this scope is in the kaleidoscope gallery.
1/2 day class. This cutie is about 6” long and 1 1/2“ wide You will assemble either a 2 or 3 mirror system and fill your oil cell!

Friday June 19^th, 1 - 4:30 Room: River Room B

Marc Tickle Mark is offering 2 half day and one full day classes this year.

Totem
Approximately 6 hours. 3 hours am, 3 hrs pm, 1 hour for lunch. Imagine a column of kaleidoscopic magic extending linearly into a burst of dichroic fireworks. That is Totem! You will create your own Totem kaleidoscope, building a mirror system consisting of 7 components. You will also learn about focal lengths, ratios and kaleidoscopic engineering as we complete a splendorous column of color, charged by a liquid filled cell of your own creation. This project will introduce you to the architecture that creates the magic in a mandala. Students will have the opportunity to paint their own scope bodies using alcohol inks or select from pre-painted sheets. Prepare to have fun, be creative and learn new skills!

Friday June 18^th, 9 - 4:30 Room: River Room A

Cost: $575 Slots remaining:8

More information about this scope can be found in the BKS Kaleidoscope Gallery

Pulsar

If a star was a sphere of kaleidoscopic energy, filled with happiness, color, and love to the point of bursting it could be mistaken for the image you will create in Pulsar. This 4-mirror combo of tapered and rectangular reflectors culminates in a cascading crescendo of color erupting from both sides of the sphere. Students will assemble all components and will build their own liquid filled cell using a myriad of torch-worked dichroic and colorful glass pieces. Students are welcome to bring their own objects for the cell as well.

Friday June 19^th, 1 - 4:30 Room: River Room A

Cost: $410Slots remaining:10

More information about this scope can be found in the BKS Kaleidoscope Gallery

Carousel Mandala

The Carousel Mandala is a new design featuring a ring of curved kaleidoscopic fractals. Imagine a chorus-line image wrapped into a cylinder. To add a little excitement, and make your scope truly unique, students will paint their own mirror components using alcohol inks to create an immersive psychedelic halo capping your Carousel image in a translucent corona of color. As the Carousel scope is rotated, the glass you painted becomes an integral part of the whole experience. We will produce a liquid filled glass cell with a combo of supplied glass pieces, as well as your own if you’d like.

Saturday June 20^th, 9 - Noon Room: River Room A

Cost: $410Slots remaining:10

More information about this scope can be found in the BKS Kaleidoscope Gallery

Laura Wilde Color Captured
Aluminum colored exterior in red, blue, gold, or silver. A variety of wraps - floral, geographic (photo is an “opal” wrap) - and trims (rhinestone, metallic, brocade and more) are provided for the exterior if preferred - there will also be several showing splashed paint! A wide range of beads, wires, etc, are provided for the cell, and it is dry and turns with the scope body. The scope bodiy is metal 5” x 2" with a 2 mirror system.

Saturday June 20^th, 1 - 4:30 Room: River Room B

Cost: $75 Slots remaining:10
More information about this scope can be found in the BKS Kaleidoscope Gallery