Schedule is subject to change. Check back for the latest information.
Full descriptions of classes can be found on the classes page. Note you must complete the purchase an Expo ticket to purchase a class. Anyone purchasing a class ticket in advance must have an expo ticket. Folks not wishing to attend the full Expo may purchase a ticket to a class at the expo sales desk, there is an additional $25 fee.

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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.
After you have completed the purchase of an expo ticket you may purchase tickets to classes on the “Extras” page. There’s a button on the bottom of all the expo pages and a link in the drop down menu under “Expo”.

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)

The Brewster Society has purchased ticketing software that allows us to avoid processing fees like we had for previous Expos. You must complete your purchase of the Expo tickets to purchase any add classes (or other add-ons). That’s a quirk of the ticketing software.

After you have completed the purchase of a convention ticket you may purchase classes on this page.

Jump to a class by artists

◈ 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: Cascade E & F

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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, 9am - Noon Room: Cascade C & D

Cost: $0 Slots remaining: 1

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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 Cherry burl barrel with Walnut eyepiece 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: Cascade E & F

Cost: $0 Slots remaining:0

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

 

 

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

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Hummingbird
Cost: $0Slots remaining: 0
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 18^th, 9 - 4:30 Room: Cascade C & D

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Baby Oil!
Cost: $0Slots remaining: 3
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: Cascade C & D

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

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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!

Thursday June 18^th, 9 - 4:30 Room: Cascade A & B

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

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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: Cascade A & B

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

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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: Cascade A & B

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

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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: Cascade C & D

Cost: $0 Slots remaining:4
More information about this scope can be found in the BKS Kaleidoscope Gallery

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Koji Yamami Spiky Mini
6 inch high, 3.5 wide, 1.5 deep. Original Godzilla mirror system

Saturday June 20^th, 1 - 4:30 Room: Cascade A & B

Cost: $0 Slots remaining:0

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

 
 
 

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last update 2026-02-02

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Schedule is subject to change. Check back for the latest information.
Full descriptions of classes can be found on the classes page. Note you must complete the purchase an Expo ticket to purchase a class. Anyone purchasing a class ticket in advance must have an expo ticket. Folks not wishing to attend the full Expo may purchase a ticket at the expo sales desk, there is an additional $25 fee.

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. You can click many of the photos below for a larger image.

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)

Jump to a class by artists

◈ Marshall Fisher ◈ Steve Kittelson ◈ Dan Land ◈ Jim Riedl ◈

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

Click the blue bar above the artists to jump back here

Marshall Fisher Hot Jazz

This year’s class turns up the heat from “Smooth” to “Hot”. You will create a two-mirror kaleidoscope in a kiln-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 a dry cell filled with “magic” of your choice (I also include a completed oil-filled cell with fused and lampworked inclusions).
 

Friday June 6^th, 1 - 4:30 Room: Missouri

Cost: $0 Slots remaining: 1

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

Steve Kittelson Heavenly Spalted
Steve will furnish everything needed, including a turned spalted maple barrel with a gold anodized turning end, cut pieces of mirror for you to assemble your mirror, and stand. Flame worked glass pieces and beads will be furnished for the object cell which will be held in place by magnets. Class length: 4 hours and starts at 8am.

Saturday June 7^th,8am - Noon Room: Iowa

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

 

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Legend
Turned walnut body with a cherry burl eyepiece. A choice of mirror systems - either 1) 2 mirror, 6 point, or 2) 3 mirror 6 point. Both mirror systems include a dichroic rod that creates a columnar effect (rod can be left out if desired).

Saturday June 7^th, 1 - 4:30 Room: Iowa

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

 

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Dan Land A Trapezoidal Mirror System
Is it Rainbow Love or a Cherokee Headdress? When I was first learning about kaleidoscopes, I was talking to my son about how they didn’t have to be based on a triangular mirror system. Some time later, he came to me all excited and said let’s try making this… The “this” was a trapezoidal mirror system, which created an image he named “Cherokee Headdress” in honor of the Cherokee Indians who live in the Smoky Mountains near our home. I didn’t have the heart to tell him (then) that most kaleidoscope people know this type of image as “Rainbow Love”. Whatever you want to call it, the image is unique just like the kaleidoscope itself. The backstory for this scope is based on the 1904 St. Louis World Fair, and the first powered dirigible competition in the USA. Come to class to learn the whole story.

In this class we will:
1. discuss trapezoidal mirror systems compared to triangular mirror systems
2. put together a trapezoidal mirror system
3. seal an acrylic object chamber using a UV curing adhesive (bring your own objects if you want)
4. assemble a unique kaleidoscope with a turning end using a 3D printed component
5. practice the kaleidoscope chant (ooh and aah) together
6. have a good time.

Saturday June 7^th, 1 - 4:30 Room: Nebraska

Cost: $0 Slots remaining: 0

 

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Jim Riedl
Shaken Not StirredThis class has been cancelled
Cost: $0Slots remaining: 0
More information about this scope is in the kaleidoscope gallery.

Saturday June 7^th, 1 - 4:30 Room: Capitol & Dodge

This class will take a common bar tool and turn it into an unusual kaleidoscope. Using a 16-ounce cocktail shaker as the body. Participants will have the opportunity to create a tribute to James Bond’s famous line “Shaken But Not Stirred” when ordering his favorite martini. During the class you will assemble your mirrors and install them inside the shaker. Then, create your object cells using beads, glass pieces and various other objects provided or any special pieces you bring to the class. The cells can be dry, or glycerin filled. We will add the cap which contains the lens that has already been glued in place. A wooden base will be provided for each participant to display your creation.

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

Duo
Cost: $0Slots remaining: 1
More information about this scope is in the kaleidoscope gallery.

All day, Thursday June 5^th, Room: Iowa

There is a lot going on in this scope! Students will assemble a two or three mirror system, fill your 4” tube with oil and lots of fun stuff then you will learn to solder and make a wheel for the end.