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Advanced Fused Glass Workshop

Fused Glass
Fused Glass
Students Glasswork

Advanced Glass Fusing Workshop on the 1st September 2012

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.

  • Date: Saturday 1st September 2012
  • Time: 1:30pm till 5:00pm
  • Costs: £45 (includes all materials and fusing)
  • Venue: Transparent Glass Studio, Ruskin Glass Centre, Wollaston Road, Stourbridge, DY8 4HE

Please note: These advanced workshops are for people who have previously attended the taster workshops in glass fusing and would like to further explore fused glass as a creative medium.

Please contact Paul Floyd for further details and to book your place.

Contact: Paul Floyd or subscribe to mailing list for future events by entering your email address on the right.

Contact Studio: 01384 399412

Email: info@paulfloyd.co.uk

Stourbridge DFAS ‘Young Arts’ Project

NADFAS 'Young Arts' Project

The National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts Societies (NADFAS) is a leading arts charity which opens up the world of the arts through a network of local Societies and national events.

Stourbridge Decorative and Fine Art Society (NADFAS) are sponsoring a striking piece of stained glass to commemorate the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The stained glass project has been led by Paul Floyd of Transparent Glass Studio and has been designed and made by students from the Glasshouse College in Stourbridge.

Student Alex Timbrell who has created the original glass design explains:

‘When I was pondering the design, I was thinking back to when I first learnt about the Olympic Games and I thought of a simple description, I thought of the torch.  The glasswork itself represents the torch, but also the Greek Sun God Apollo, who gives light to the day on his chariot of horses and to bring a new dawn to the future’ 

Student Zoe Montgomerie has used traditional stained glass and modern fused glass techniques to realise the design:

‘I really enjoyed making the fused glass flame for the middle of the piece and cutting some of the glass for the stained glass panel’

Both students have been helped and guided by Glass Artist & Designer Paul Floyd, whose studio is based at the Ruskin Glass Centre in Stourbridge.

Stourbridge DFAS Young Arts Representative, Ann Norgate, said: “One of the Society’s aims is to encourage children and young people to participate in the arts.  We are very excited by this wonderful piece of work created by students at Glasshouse College.  It is one of the most important projects we have supported.”

“Supporting Young Arts is one of the most important activities within our Society,”  said Meriel Harris, Chairman of Stourbridge DFAS, “and we are proud to have established this important link of co-operation with Glasshouse College and the Ruskin Glass Centre during 2012 which marks 400 years of glassmaking Stourbridge.” 

The finished stained glass art work will be displayed in the new Glasshouse Arts Centre which is due to open in August 2012.

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‘IFG’ – Fused Glass Taster Sessions

Beginners Fused Glass - Class Participants

‘International Festival of Glass’ – Fused Glass Workshops

The International Festival of Glass is the only UK based Festival celebrating the spectacle, drama and excitement of glass making, attracting visitors from around the world. Taking place every two years in the Stourbridge Glass Quarter, it features world class exhibitions, glass ‘master-classes’ in a range of techniques, and a four day Glass Festival to inspire, fascinate and amaze both artists and the public alike.

As part of the ‘International Festival of Glass‘, Transparent Glass Studio will be holding a series of taster sessions in glass fusing.

Fused Glass Taster Sessions

Glass designer & maker Paul Floyd will hold morning sessions on glass fusing. During the workshop you will learn 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.

Venue: Transparent Glass Studio, Ruskin Glass Centre, Stourbridge, DY8 4HE

Date & Times:

10am -12:30pm Friday 24 August
10am -12:30pm Saturday 25 August
10am -12:30pm Sunday 26 August

Price: £35 (includes all materials, fusing & postage of glasswork) plus Festival Pass

 For more information & Booking Contact: IFG Website

Festival Website: www.ifg.org.uk

Beginners Fused Glass - Class Participants
Class Participants Glasswork

Advanced Fused Glass Workshop

Advanced Fused Glass Project
Advanced Fused Glass Project
Students Glass Work

Advanced Glass Fusing Workshop on the 4th August 2012

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.

  • Date: Saturday 4th August 2012
  • Time: 1:30pm till 5:00pm
  • Costs: £45 (includes all materials and fusing)
  • Venue: Transparent Glass Studio, Ruskin Glass Centre, Wollaston Road, Stourbridge, DY8 4HE

Please note: These advanced workshops are for people who have previously attended the taster workshops in glass fusing and would like to further explore fused glass as a creative medium.

Please contact Paul Floyd for further details and to book your place.

For Booking Contact: Paul Floyd or subscribe to mailing list for future events by entering your email address on the right.

Contact Studio: 01384 399412

Email: info@transparentglassstudio.co.uk

Stained Glass Course – Evening Class Autumn term

Stained Glass Course

Stained Glass Course: Evening Class

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.

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 3 people per workshop for maximum individual attention.

 Evening Class

  • Starts: Thursday 4th October 2012
  • Half-term Break: Thursday 1st November 2012: No class
  • Finishes: 13th December 2012
  • Duration: 10 weeks
  • Time: 6:30pm till 8:30pm
  • Costs: £195 (includes all materials)

Venue: Transparent Glass Studio, Ruskin Glass Centre, Wollaston Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 4HE

For more information contact Paul Floyd on the details below.

For Booking Contact: Paul Floyd.

Studio: 01384 399412

Email: info@paulfloyd.co.uk

Stained Glass Course
Students Glass Work


Stained Glass Course – Day Class Autumn term

Stained Glass Course

Stained Glass Course: Day Class

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.

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 and the course includes materials for a stained glass panel up to 35cm x 35cm.  Only 3 people per workshop for maximum individual attention.

Day Class

  • Starts: Thursday 4th October 2012
  • Half-term Break: Thursday 1st November 2012: No class
  • Finishes: Thursday 13th December 2012
  • Duration: 10 weeks
  • Time: 10:00am till 12:00pm
  • Costs: £195 (includes all materials)

Venue: Transparent Glass Studio, Ruskin Glass Centre, Wollaston Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 4HE

For more information contact Paul Floyd on the details below.

For Booking Contact: Paul Floyd.

Studio: 01384 399412

Email: info@paulfloyd.co.uk

Stained Glass Course
Students Glass Work


Advanced Fused Glass Workshop

Class Participants Fused Glass
Class Participants Fused Glass
Class Participants Fused Glass

Advanced Glass Fusing Workshop on the 14th July 2012

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.

  • Date: Saturday 14th July 2012
  • Time: 1:30pm till 5:00pm
  • Costs: £45 (includes all materials and fusing)
  • Venue: Transparent Glass Studio, Ruskin Glass Centre, Wollaston Road, Stourbridge, DY8 4HE

Please note: These advanced workshops are for people who have previously attended the taster workshops in glass fusing and would like to further explore fused glass as a creative medium.

Please contact Paul Floyd for further details and to book your place.

For Booking Contact: Paul Floyd or subscribe to mailing list for future events by entering your email address on the right.

Contact Studio: 01384 399412

Email: info@transparentglassstudio.co.uk

Harding House Gallery Exhibition

Harding House Gallery

‘Glass from the Centre’ Exhibition

Paul Floyd and Monika Mihalyfi of Transparent Glass Studio are exhibiting their glass art and ceramics alongside their fellow resident artists at the Harding House Gallery in Lincoln.

The exhibition ‘Glass from the Centre’  showcases the work of artists and designer/makers based at the Ruskin Glass Centre in Stourbridge, West Midlands.  This is the first in a series of exciting exhibitions marking the 400th year of glass-making in Stourbridge.

‘The gallery is housed in a timbered 16th Century building within the Cathedral Quarter, Harding House Gallery provides a unique and exciting place for artists to exhibit their work.’

The exhibition runs from June 9th 2012 until July 14th 2012.

 Harding House Gallery
STEEP HILL
LINCOLN
LN2 1LT
Phone – 01522 523537

The gallery is open every day from 10am – 5pm, and 11am – 4pm on Sundays (Except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day).

Beginners Fused Glass Workshop

Beginners Fused Glass - Class Participants
Beginners Fused Glass - Class Participants
Class Participants Glasswork

Beginners Fused Glass Workshop on the 7th July 2012

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 7th July 2012
  • Time: 2pm till 5:00pm
  • Costs: £30 (includes all materials, fusing & postage of glasswork)
  • Venue: Transparent Glass Studio, Ruskin Glass Centre, Wollaston Road, Stourbridge, DY8 4HE

Please contact Paul Floyd for further details and to book your place.

For Booking Contact: Paul Floyd or subscribe to mailing list for future events by entering your email address on the right.

Contact Studio: 01384 399412

Email: info@transparentglassstudio.co.uk

RBSA Prize Exhibition

RBSA Gallery

RBSA Gallery

Glass Artist Paul Floyd has been selected to exhibit in the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists annual ‘Prize Exhibition’.   This prestigious exhibition accepts artworks in a range of media and attracts entries from talented artists across the UK.

The artworks displayed in the gallery include jewellery, ceramics, textiles as well as drawing, painting and printmaking.

The  ‘Prize Exhibition’ runs from 23rd May till 16th June 2012.

RBSA Gallery

Royal Birmingham
Society of Artists
4 Brook Street
St Paul’s Square
Birmingham B3 1SA

Gallery open

Monday-Friday   10.30am-5.30pm
Saturday             10.30am-5.00pm
Sunday                1.00pm-5.00pm
Closed Bank Holidays

Advanced Fused Glass Workshop

Class Participants Fused Glass
Class Participants Fused Glass
Class Participants Fused Glass

Advanced Glass Fusing Workshop on the 30th June 2012

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.

  • Date: Saturday 30th June 2012
  • Time: 1:30pm till 5:00pm
  • Costs: £45 (includes all materials and fusing)
  • Venue: Transparent Glass Studio, Ruskin Glass Centre, Wollaston Road, Stourbridge, DY8 4HE

Please note: These advanced workshops are for people who have previously attended the taster workshops in glass fusing and would like to further explore fused glass as a creative medium.

Please contact Paul Floyd for further details and to book your place.

For Booking Contact: Paul Floyd or subscribe to mailing list for future events by entering your email address on the right.

Contact Studio: 01384 399412

Email: info@transparentglassstudio.co.uk

‘Open Studios’ on May 12th 2012

Stourbridge Glassblowing Studio
Stourbridge Glassblowing Studio
Stourbridge Glassblowing Studio

‘Open Studios’ on Saturday May 12th 2012

Resident artists at Ruskin Glass Centre are opening up their studios and providing a real insight into their work.

The day will consist of a series of demonstrations, opportunity to view work not always on display, as well as purchase timeless pieces of art and craft.

Artist studios make up more than half of all the workshops at the Centre, where they trade alongside other craft based businesses and retail units.

Some of the highlights of the day include:

  • Glass blowing by a number of resident artists showcasing different styles and techniques.
  • Demonstrations of traditional and contemporary stained glass techniques.
  • Discover the techniques Vic Bamforth uses to create his instantly recognizable & collectible masterpieces.
  • A showcase of Sue Parry’s latest body of work which displays her work in a new and innovative way.
  • Exploring the potential of recycled glass with artist George Jackson.
  • Engraving of the ‘Portland Vase’ by cameo glass engraver Terri Colledge at Stourbridge Glass Engravers.
  • An exhibition of Phil Potters Sculptures and Simon Bruntnell limited-edition photographic prints.
  • Find out about the workshops and classes available on site.
  • Studio gallery displays.

‘open studios’ 10am till 4pm

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