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.
Advanced Glass Fusing Workshop on the 12th July 2014
Glass designer & maker Paul Floyd will lead afternoon sessions on glass fusing. The intermediate/advanced workshop will allow you to explore the techniques of fused glass as a creative medium. Within the workshop you will build on your skills with cutting glass to a pattern and working with coloured sheet glass, frits and powders.
You will create an original piece of glasswork and can make either a panel or a medium-sized round/square bowl 20cm diameter. Only 4 people per workshop for maximum individual attention.
Please note: These advanced workshops are for people who have previously attended the taster workshop or have previous experience in glass fusing and would like to further explore fused glass as a creative medium.
For more information and booking contact Paul Floyd or on the details below.
Beginners Fused Glass Workshop on the 31st May 2014
Glass designer & maker Paul Floyd will lead afternoon sessions on glass fusing. Teaching the basics of fusing, cutting glass to a pattern and working with coloured sheet glass, frits and powders. You will create an original piece of glasswork and make your own fused glass light-catcher. Only 4 people per workshop for maximum individual attention.
Date: Saturday 31st May 2014
Time: 2pm till 4:30pm
Costs: £30 (includes all materials, fusing & postage of glasswork)
Glass designer & maker Paul Floyd will lead a day class on stained glass. This day course is suitable for beginners and is an introduction to the craft of stained glass.
Students will look at designs, choose glass, learn how to cut glass to a pattern and shape the lead to make their own colourful panel.
All tools are provided and the course includes materials for a stained glass panel up to 20cm x 20cm. Only 4 people per workshop for maximum individual attention.
Starts: Saturday 5th July 2014
Time: 9:00 am till 5:30pm
Costs: £120 (includes all materials)
Venue: Transparent Glass Studio, Ruskin Glass Centre, Wollaston Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 4HE
For more information, available places and booking contact Paul Floyd or on the details below.
Gift Vouchers for the courses and workshops are available. Please contact Paul Floyd for more details.
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Participant Information:
Aprons will be provided, please wear older clothes and no open-toe shoes. This course involves working with lead and unfortunately we recommend that pregnant & nursing mothers do not attend.
Throughout the day there will be lunch and tea breaks. Lunch, drinks and a wonderful selection of cakes can be obtained from the Ruskin Glass Centre Organic Café. Café opens Monday to Saturday between 8:30am till 4:00pm.
Glass designer & maker Paul Floyd will lead classes on stained glass. On the course you will learn the craft of stained glass and will design & make your own colourful leaded panel. This course is suitable for complete beginners or intermediate students that would like to build on their previous skills and knowledge.
Students will learn to prepare a design, cut glass to a pattern, cut & shape the lead for the glass, solder, cement and polish the finished glass panel.
All tools are provided for the course and includes materials for a stained glass panel up to 35cm x 35cm. Only 4 people per workshop for maximum individual attention.
Evening Class
Starts: Wednesday 7th May 2014
Finishes: Wednesday 9th July 2014
Duration: 10 weeks
Time: 7:00pm till 9:00pm
Costs: £205 (includes all materials)
Level: Beginners to Intermediate
Venue: Transparent Glass Studio, Ruskin Glass Centre, The Glasshouse, Wollaston Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 4HE
For more information and booking contact Paul Floyd or on the details below.
Glass designer & maker Paul Floyd will lead classes on stained glass. On the course you will learn the craft of stained glass and will design & make your own colourful leaded panel. This course is suitable for complete beginners or intermediate students that would like to build on their previous skills and knowledge.
Students will learn to prepare a design, cut glass to a pattern, cut & shape the lead for the glass, solder, cement and polish the finished glass panel.
All tools are provided for the course and includes materials for a stained glass panel up to 35cm x 35cm. Only 4 people per workshop for maximum individual attention.
Day Class
Starts: Wednesday 7th May 2014
Finishes: Wednesday 9th July 2014
Duration: 10 weeks
Time: 10:00am till 12:00pm
Costs: £205 (includes all materials)
Level: Beginners to Intermediate
Venue: Transparent Glass Studio, Ruskin Glass Centre, The Glasshouse, Wollaston Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 4HE
For more information and booking contact Paul Floyd or on the details below.
Beginners Fused Glass Workshop on the 28th June 2014
Glass designer & maker Paul Floyd will lead afternoon sessions on glass fusing. Teaching the basics of fusing, cutting glass to a pattern and working with coloured sheet glass, frits and powders. You will create an original piece of glasswork and make your own fused glass light-catcher. Only 4 people per workshop for maximum individual attention.
Date: Saturday 28th June 2014
Time: 2pm till 4:30pm
Costs: £30 (includes all materials, fusing & postage of glasswork)
Stained Glass Day Course – Saturday 14th June 2014
Glass designer & maker Paul Floyd will lead a day class on stained glass. This day course is suitable for beginners and is an introduction to the craft of stained glass.
Students will look at designs, choose glass, learn how to cut glass to a pattern and shape the lead to make their own colourful panel.
All tools are provided and the course includes materials for a stained glass panel up to 20cm x 20cm. Only 4 people per workshop for maximum individual attention.
Starts: Saturday 14th June 2014
Time: 9:00 am till 5:30pm
Costs: £120 (includes all materials)
Venue: Transparent Glass Studio, Ruskin Glass Centre, Wollaston Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 4HE
For more information, available places and booking contact Paul Floyd or on the details below.
Gift Vouchers for the courses and workshops are available. Please contact Paul Floyd for more details.
Hand made in a day…..
Hand made in a day…..
Hand made in a day…..
Participant Information:
Aprons will be provided, please wear older clothes and no open-toe shoes. This course involves working with lead and unfortunately we recommend that pregnant & nursing mothers do not attend.
Throughout the day there will be lunch and tea breaks. Lunch, drinks and a wonderful selection of cakes can be obtained from the Ruskin Glass Centre Organic Café. Café opens Monday to Saturday between 8:30am till 4:00pm.
Advanced Glass Fusing Workshop on the 7th June 2014
Glass designer & maker Paul Floyd will lead afternoon sessions on glass fusing. The intermediate/advanced workshop will allow you to explore the techniques of fused glass as a creative medium. Within the workshop you will build on your skills with cutting glass to a pattern and working with coloured sheet glass, frits and powders.
You will create an original piece of glasswork and can make either a panel or a medium-sized round/square bowl 20cm diameter. Only 4 people per workshop for maximum individual attention.
Please note: These advanced workshops are for people who have previously attended the taster workshop or have previous experience in glass fusing and would like to further explore fused glass as a creative medium.
For more information and booking contact Paul Floyd or on the details below.
Advanced Glass Fusing Workshop on the 24th May 2014
Glass designer & maker Paul Floyd will lead afternoon sessions on glass fusing. The advanced workshop will allow you to explore the techniques of fused glass as a creative medium. Within the workshop you will build on your skills with cutting glass to a pattern and working with coloured sheet glass, frits and powders.
You will create an original piece of glasswork and can make either a panel or a medium-sized round/square bowl 20cm diameter. Only 4 people per workshop for maximum individual attention.
Please note: These advanced workshops are for people who have previously attended the taster workshop or have previous experience in glass fusing and would like to further explore fused glass as a creative medium.
For more information and booking contact Paul Floyd or on the details below.
Beginners Fused Glass Workshop on the 17th May 2014
Glass designer & maker Paul Floyd will lead afternoon sessions on glass fusing. Teaching the basics of fusing, cutting glass to a pattern and working with coloured sheet glass, frits and powders. You will create an original piece of glasswork and make your own fused glass light-catcher. Only 4 people per workshop for maximum individual attention.
Date: Saturday 17th May 2014
Time: 2pm till 4:30pm
Costs: £30 (includes all materials, fusing & postage of glasswork)
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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