Design

Stained Glass Day Workshop

We recently held a stained glass taster day for two friends as part of a Birthday celebration. The day started with an introduction to the craft and then designs were selected and colours chosen. After a brief coffee break they both started cutting the glass to their chosen pattern.

After lunch in the organic cafe they both finished cutting the glass and moved on to lead up their panels. By the late afternoon both had soldered, cemented and polished their panels. A busy, but enjoyable day and the satisfaction that they created their own unique glasswork to take back home.

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May 21, 2013 0

Stained Glass Workshop

On Saturday we held a one day workshop in stained glass. The students learnt the basics of the craft, which gave them a taster of the processes involved in creating a leaded panel. Designs were either chosen on the day or developed before the session. Some of the participants had previous knowledge and skills of glass cutting and were able to undertake more complex patterns. The students worked well, with a busy and focused day. The panels turned out great and were left with the studio to cement and finish this week. After their final clean and polish they look fantastic.

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February 25, 2013 0

Fused Glass Course

We have just finished running our Spring Term course in fused glass. The course was run over 5 weeks and the participants had a choice of either a day or an evening session. The course went well and the students initially explored some of the fusing techniques for test pieces and then went on to create their light catcher designs.

The last two sessions the students have been working on their final piece for the course, designing and making some fantastic glasswork. Each student used various fusing techniques to create their artworks. Their unfired glass panels were fused in the electric kiln and then were either kiln-formed using moulds into glass bowls/platters or left as a standing panel.