Education

Welcome to the Rayzist Photomask Education Center. Here you will find a variety of resources that will help you hone your craft and improve your knowledge base. Over the years, we have developed a full set of educational tools for professional and recreational sandcarvers.

Meet The Team

Liz Haas

Workshop Instructor

Victoria Perez

Workshop Assistant

Billy Willis

Workshop Instructor

Luis Umanzor

Workshop Instructor

Sandcarving Workshop

The Rayzist Sandcarving Workshop is a hands-on class taught by top industry leaders, designed to coach you in basic to intermediate sandcarving techniques. You will receive personalized instruction on a range of topics, from producing your own photomask to creating multi-stage carvings.

Images in Glass Workshop

Susan Hirsch

Fused Glass Artist

An artist whose work embodies bold design and clear focus. She holds a B.A. in Painting and Printmaking from Herron School of Art. Her 25 years in Graphic Design has garnered critical acclaim as a Creative Director and Graphic Designer. Ten years ago, she began fusing glass and fell in love. She opened Fire Fusion Studio and has been showing, selling, and teaching glass classes at her studio in San Marcos Ca. and at Rayzist Photomask in Vista Ca. Represented by the Contemporary Fine Art Gallery in La Jolla, she is in many private collections in the USA and England.

A great way to introduce images to fused glass. The Rayzist Photomask system combined with enamels allows amazing detail in line and one color photographs to fused glass. Create multi layer effects for unlimited effects!

Monument Workshop

Hands-on Sandcarving Workshop for the Monument Industry. This specialized monument workshop has been designed specifically for those new to manufacturing and/or producing monuments.