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Lye & Wollescote Cemetery Chapels Project

I am very pleased to announce that I have been awarded the commission of ‘Consultant Glass Artist’ for the ‘Lye & Wollescote Cemetery Chapels Restoration Project’.

This exciting Project is led by the West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust (WMHBT).  The WMHBT is a registered Charity and specialises in the field of building conservation.

West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust has successfully secured funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, and other funding sources, to conserve and restore the rare, but redundant, Victorian Lye and Wollescote Cemetery Chapels near Stourbridge, which are Grade II Listed and registered as ‘buildings at risk’, and to bring them back into sustainable use as offices without detriment to the historic fabric and architectural integrity of the buildings.

An important part of the Project is a ‘Activity Plan’ and my role within this will include community engagement, working with local Redhill Secondary School pupils and students from the Birmingham Metropolitan College, to produce designs for two windows within the Chapels.  These designs, once approved will then be made & fabricated by us at the Studio in Stourbridge.

Front of Chapels
Front of Chapels
Cemetery
Cemetery
Rear of Chapels
Rear of Chapels

The ‘Lye and Wollescote Cemetery Chapels’, are dated 1878 and are a great example of Victorian Gothic style church architecture and 19th century cemetery design.  The building is Grade II listed and this recognition is because of its architectural and historical importance as part of the UK’s national heritage.  The Chapels were designed to incorporate two chapels within a single building, one side designated Anglican and the other non-conformist.

To read more about the West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust, the Cemetery Chapels and the Building History click on this link.  This will take you to the ‘Lye & Wollescote Cemetery Chapels’ website.

February & March 2015 Events

Below is a list of the courses, workshops and events that we will be running  in February and March 2015.  Each event will also be listed separately on the website events page.

February 2015
  • 7th February 2015 – Beginners Fused Glass Workshop 2pm till 4:30pm Costs: £30
  • 14th February 2015 – Advanced Fused Glass Workshop 1:30pm till 5:00pm Costs: £45
  • 21st February 2015 – Beginners Stained Glass Day Workshop 9am till 5:3opm Costs: £120
  • 28th February 2015 – Advanced Fused Glass Workshop 1:30pm till 5:00pm Costs: £45
March 2015
  • 7th March 2015 – Beginners Fused Glass Workshop 2pm till 4:30pm Costs: £30
  • 14th March 2015 – Advanced Fused Glass Workshop 1:30pm till 5:00pm Costs: £45
  • 21st March 2015 – Advanced Fused Glass Workshop 1:30pm till 5:00pm Costs: £45
  • 28th March 2015 –Beginners Stained Glass Day Workshop 9am till 5:3opm Costs: £120

 

For further information and booking; Please contact Paul Floyd, Transparent Glass Studio on telephone number 01384 399412.

Email: info@paulfloyd.co.uk

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January & February 2015 Events

Below is a list of the courses, workshops and events that we will be running  in January and February 2015.  Each event will also be listed separately on the website events page.

January 2015
  • 14th January 2015 – Stained Glass 10 Week Course 10am till 12:30pm Costs: £215
  • 17th January 2015 – Beginners Fused Glass Workshop 2pm till 4:30pm Costs: £30
  • 31st January 2015 – Advanced Fused Glass Workshop 1:30pm till 5:00pm Costs: £45
February 2015
  • 7th February 2015 – Beginners Fused Glass Workshop 2pm till 4:30pm Costs: £30
  • 14th February 2015 – Advanced Fused Glass Workshop 1:30pm till 5:00pm Costs: £45
  • 21st February 2015 – Beginners Stained Glass Day Workshop 9am till 5:3opm Costs: £120
  • 28th February 2015 – Advanced Fused Glass Workshop 1:30pm till 5:00pm Costs: £45

 

For further information and booking; Please contact Paul Floyd, Transparent Glass Studio on telephone number 01384 399412.

Email: info@paulfloyd.co.uk

Candlelit Shopping Evening 11th December 2014

Candlelit Shopping Evening Thursday 11th December 2014 from 6pm till 9pm.

Following on from the success of our Christmas Craft Fair and Market, the businesses and studios at the Ruskin Glass Centre invite you to share a Candlelit Evening of festive shopping.  With art & craft exhibitions and local handmade gifts to suit any taste or budget.

December 2014 & January 2015 Events

Below is a list of the courses, workshops and events that we will be running or attending in December 2014 and January 2015.  Each event will also be listed separately on the website events page.

December 2014
  • 6th December 2014 – Beginners Fused Glass Workshop 2pm till 4:30pm Costs: £30
  • 6th December 2014 – Ruskin Glass Centre Christmas Craft Fair & Market 10am till 4pm
  • 7th December 2014 – Ruskin Glass Centre Christmas Craft Fair & Market 10am till 4pm
  • 13th December 2014 – Advanced Fused Glass Workshop 1:30pm till 5:00pm Costs: £45

January 2015

  • 14th January 2015 – Stained Glass 10 Week Course 10am till 12:30pm Costs: £215
  • 17th January 2015 – Beginners Fused Glass Workshop 2pm till 4:30pm Costs: £30
  • 31st January 2015 – Advanced Fused Glass Workshop 1:30pm till 5:00pm Costs: £45

 

For further information and booking; Please contact Paul Floyd, Transparent Glass Studio on telephone number 01384 399412.

Email: info@paulfloyd.co.uk

Christmas Craft Fair & Craft Market

Our Christmas Craft Fair at the Ruskin Glass Centre, The Glasshouse, Stourbridge, On Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th December 2014.

The Christmas Craft Fair will include a Craft Market, cafe serving seasonal food, Choirs singing throughout the day, workshops and live entertainment.   The Webb Corbett Visitor Centre and the 16 on-site shops & studio’s will be open for the festive weekend.

We have recently confirmed that there will be 21 stalls at the ‘Craft Market’ offering unique and affordable gifts.  The ‘Craft Stands’ will be selling a range of local and handmade crafts from ceramics, textiles, glass, cards and jewellery, to name but a few.

Our ‘Christmas Craft Fair’, offers a warm & friendly welcome, great food, unique gift buying opportunities, all within a Craft complex with a strong heritage of glass making.

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Heritage Weekend 11th & 12th October 2014

Over the past 8 months an archaeological dig has been going on at ‘The Glasshouse’ (the home of the Ruskin Glass Centre) in Amblecote revealing, along with many fascinating artefacts, the existence of TWO glass cones dating back to the 1690’s.

On October 11th and 12th a ‘Heritage Weekend’ will enable the public to visit the two digs to view the excavations for the last time before they are backfilled at the end of October. The findings will also be on show at this special event.

Ian Dury, Heritage Officer at The Webb Corbett Visitor Centre, says, “With so much information revealed, we are able to boast that we now have on this site, two of the oldest glasshouse remains in Stourbridge, and the artefacts that have been found have enabled us to establish a time line of glassmaking, a time capsule of British glass making if you like, helping us rewrite the history of the Coalbourn Hill and Coalbourn Brook sites”.

In recognising the many different aspects of the dig’s impact on the area, Principal of Glasshouse College, Paul Gawdan added, “The archaeological dig has been an incredibly exciting opportunity for students and staff at Glasshouse College to collaborate with the local community. The discovery of what is believed to be one of the region’s first glass cones is of great historical importance, and a significant chapter in the site’s heritage”.

Featured activities at the Heritage Weekend include:

  • Local History Walks and Talks
  • Ruskin Glass Centre Businesses & Craft Studios
  • Ruskin Glass Centre Cafe
  • Young Diggers
  • British Glass Foundation
  • Amblecote History Society
  • West Midlands Society of Genealogy and Heraldry
  • Dudley MBC Tourism Stand
  • Wollaston Historical Group
  • ‘Glass Echoes’ Exhibition
  • Have-A-Go Taster Sessions
  • Glasshouse College ‘Young Roots’ Project

For further information please contact:

Ian Dury Heritage Officer
Webb Corbett Visitor Centre
The Glasshouse
Wollaston Road
Amblecote
Stourbridge
DY8 4HF
Tel. 01384 399419

October and November 2014 Events

Below is a list of the courses, workshops and events that we will be running or attending in October & November 2014.  Each event will also be listed separately on the website events page.

October
  • 11th October 2014 – Glass Heritage Open Weekend 10am till 4:00pm
  • 11th October 2014 – Advanced Fused Glass Workshop 1:30pm till 5:00pm Costs: £45
  • 12th October 2014 – Glass Heritage Open Weekend 10am till 4:00pm
  • 18th October 2014 – Beginners Fused Glass Workshop 2pm till 4:30pm Costs: £30
  • 25th October 2014 – Glass Fusing Workshop 1:30pm till 5:00pm : Group Booking

November

  • 1st November 2014 – Stained Glass Day Workshop 9am till 5:30pm Costs: £120
  • 8th November 2014 – Beginners Fused Glass Workshop 2pm till 4:30pm Costs: £30
  • 15th November 2014 – Advanced Fused Glass Workshop 1:30pm till 5:00pm Costs: £45
  • 22nd November 2014 – Elmfield School Advent Fayre Craft Market 10am till 4pm
  • 29th November 2014 – Advanced Fused Glass Workshop 1:30pm till 5:00pm Costs: £45

For further information and booking; Please contact Paul Floyd, Transparent Glass Studio on 01384 399412.  

Email: info@paulfloyd.co.uk

September & October 2014 Events

 

Below is a list of the courses, workshops and events that we will be running in September & October 2014.  Each event will also be listed separately on the website events page.

September
  • 20th September 2014 – Beginners Fused Glass Workshop 2pm till 4:30pm Costs: £30
  • 27th September 2014 – Stained Glass Day Workshop 9am till 5:30pm Costs: £120
  • 24th September 2014 – Stained Glass 10 Week Course 10am till 12:00pm: £215
October
  • 11th October 2014 – Advanced Fused Glass Workshop 1:30pm till 5:00pm Costs: £45
  • 18th October 2014 – Beginners Fused Glass Workshop 2pm till 4:30pm Costs: £30
  • 25th October 2014 – Glass Fusing Workshop 1:30pm till 5:00pm : Group Booking

For further information and booking; Please contact Paul Floyd, Transparent Glass Studio on 01384 399412.  

Email: info@paulfloyd.co.uk

RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2014

Earlier in the year the studio supported a local Shropshire ‘Home Schooled’ group called ‘Otherwise-Engaged’. The group have designed a garden as part of the ‘School Gardens’ project at the RHS Malvern Show. They will be showing their garden ‘Digital Growth’ at the RHS Malvern Spring Festival this weekend from Thursday 8th May till Sunday 11th May 2014.

The fantastic news is that earlier in the week the ‘Digital Growth’ Garden was judged and awarded ‘Highly Commended’ the highest of RHS awards.

More information and photos can be found on their blog http://www.digital-growth.tumblr.com

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Stourbridge ‘Lion Health Medical Centre’ Art Commissions

The Ruskin Glass Centre has been commissioned by Stourbridge Worcester Street Practise to co-ordinate and make Artworks for the new Stourbridge ‘Lion Health Medical Centre’.  These prestigious commissions are part of a redevelopment building project which started in 2012, of the Grade II listed Georgian Iron Foundry into a modern state-of-the-art health centre for Stourbridge.

The historic Foster & Rastric Co. Foundry is the birthplace of the ‘Stourbridge Lion Steam Locomotive’; the first locomotive to run on tracks in United States of America, Pennsylvania in 1829.

Transparent Glass Studio will take a leading role in directing the Art Commissions Project, working alongside other Artists and craftspeople at the Ruskin Glass Centre.   The commissioned Artworks will draw inspiration from the industrial heritage of the area, the rich historic connection with the glass industry and the history of the Foster & Rastric foundry.

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Candlelit Shopping Evening

You are invited to our festive ‘Candlelit Shopping Evening’ on Thursday 12th December 2013, from 6pm till 9pm.

Find that perfect local handmade gift &
enjoy the festive atmosphere of the Ruskin Glass Centre, with mulled wine, mince pies & carol singers.

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