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Festival of Glass
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Festival of Glass
The Ruskin Glass Centre will again be one of the main attractions of the International Festival of Glass 2015, held in Stourbridge this May 28th till 31st.
Glass galore will be on show over the four-day International Festival of Glass and a packed programme of events and exhibitions is promised for artists, glass enthusiasts and the public over the last weekend in May.
Exhibitions including an amazing wall of 150 glass postcards, breathtaking cutting-edge pieces from renowned international glass artists, striking pieces of glass on loan from Hungary, spectacular glass, light and sound installations and even some celebrity doodles turned into glass .
Visitors from around the world are expected to descend on venues across the historic Stourbridge Glass Quarter for the festival which also includes the 2015 British Glass Biennale exhibition, 28 May – 28 June.
Prior to the four-day glass bonanza a series of bookable glass making masterclasses led by renowned glass artists including Dante Marioni, Cappy Tompson and Penny Rakov will allow visiting glass artists to learn new techniques and refine their skills under expert tutelage. Techniques being taught include glass blowing, furnace building, beadmaking, hot glass casting, kilnforming, glass painting and expressive flameworking.
As well as the ‘masterclasses’, a series of workshops & ‘taster’ sessions in glassblowing, enamelling, fusing & stone carving, will be available for the public to book in advance on the Festival website.
For more information visit www.ifg.org.uk
Below is a list of the courses, workshops and events that we will be running in April 2015. Each event will also be listed separately on the website events page.
April 2015
- 14th April 2015 – Stained Glass 10 Week Course 10am till 12:30pm Costs: £215 – 1 place available
- 15th April 2015 – Stained Glass 10 Week Course 10am till 12:30pm Costs: £215 – fully booked
- 18th April 2015 – Advanced Fused Glass Workshop 1:30pm till 5:00pm Costs: £45 – fully booked
- 25th April 2015 – Beginners Fused Glass Workshop 2pm till 4:30pm Costs: £30 – fully booked
For further information and booking; Please contact Paul Floyd, Transparent Glass Studio on telephone number 01384 399412.
Email: info@paulfloyd.co.uk
Advanced Glass Fusing Workshop on the 16th May 2015
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.
- Date: Saturday 16th May 2015
- Time: 1:30pm till 5:30pm
- 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 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.
Studio: 01384 399412
Email Address: info@paulfloyd.co.uk
Students Glasswork
Students Glasswork
Students Glasswork
Beginners Fused Glass Workshop on the 9th May 2015
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 9th May 2015
- Time: 2pm till 4:30pm
- Costs: £30 (includes all materials, fusing & postage of glasswork)
- Venue: Transparent Glass Studio, Ruskin Glass Centre, Wollaston Road, Stourbridge, DY8 4HE
For more information and booking contact Paul Floyd or on the details below.
Studio: 01384 399412
Email Address: info@paulfloyd.co.uk
Transparent Glass Studio – Students Glasswork Light-catcher
Transparent Glass Studio – Students Glasswork Light-catcher
Transparent Glass Studio – Students Glasswork Light-catcher
Students Fused Glass – before fusing
Beginners Fused Glass Workshop on the 25th April 2015
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 25th April 2015
- Time: 2pm till 4:30pm
- Costs: £30 (includes all materials, fusing & postage of glasswork)
- Venue: Transparent Glass Studio, Ruskin Glass Centre, Wollaston Road, Stourbridge, DY8 4HE
For more information and booking contact Paul Floyd or on the details below.
Studio: 01384 399412
Email Address: info@paulfloyd.co.uk
Transparent Glass Studio – Students Glasswork Light-catcher
Transparent Glass Studio – Students Glasswork Light-catcher
Transparent Glass Studio – Students Glasswork Light-catcher
Students Fused Glass – before fusing
Advanced Glass Fusing Workshop on the 18th April 2015
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.
- Date: Saturday 18th April 2015
- Time: 1:30pm till 5:30pm
- 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 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.
Studio: 01384 399412
Email Address: info@paulfloyd.co.uk
Students Glasswork
Students Glasswork
Students Glasswork
Below is a list of the courses, workshops and events that we will be running in March 2015. Each event will also be listed separately on the website events page.
March 2015
- 7th March 2015 – Beginners Fused Glass Workshop 2pm till 4:30pm Costs: £30 – 1 place available
- 7th March 2015 – Ruskin Glass Centre Spring Gift & Craft Fair – Free Admission
- 14th March 2015 – Advanced Fused Glass Workshop 1:30pm till 5:00pm Costs: £45 – fully booked
- 21st March 2015 – Advanced Fused Glass Workshop 1:30pm till 5:00pm Costs: £45 – fully booked
- 28th March 2015 –Beginners Stained Glass Day Workshop 9am till 5:3opm Costs: £120 – 1 place available
For further information and booking; Please contact Paul Floyd, Transparent Glass Studio on telephone number 01384 399412.
Email: info@paulfloyd.co.uk
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
Today on the workbench, well this morning! Experimenting with surface decoration using Glassline enamels and Mica powders. Ready for the kiln-firing….
On Saturday we had a busy morning preparing for Heathfield School GCSE Art department glass workshop. This will be the first of three workshops with small groups of the students, over the next few Saturdays.
The students will work on designs from their curriculum Art projects and use these as inspiration to make fused glass panels or bowls.
This round panel is made using sheet glass colour and coloured glass frits (generic name for crushed glass of different grades/sizes)
Students Glasswork (before firing in the kiln) inspired by Aboriginal Art. Figure made of copper wire.
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
Transparent Glass Studio 