Sign Up to our Beginners Fused Glass Workshop on 5th April 2025. One place available starting at 10am till 12:30pm.
For further Info and Booking see link below:
Beginners Fused Glass Workshop – 05/04/2025
Internal doors for clients home, one part of a several stage commissioned works.
Inspired by Art Deco & modern geometric patterns and designed around the nine panel oak door.
A simple strong colour palette and making the most of clear glass in different textures to catch the light.
On this Christmas Day, we would like to take this opportunity to wish all our customers, clients, students, friends & colleagues a Warm & Merry Christmas.
A big ‘Thank You’ for your custom & support this year & wishing you all the best for 2022.
May the New Year be blessed with Peace, Light & Colour.
Edwardian Stained Glass Door panel: Latest Restoration & Repair project on the workbench, getting its final clean and polish. After about a week of drying flat, will be ready for fitting back into the door.
Glass Course: Day Class
Glass designer & maker Paul Floyd will lead open classes in glass making. The course has been set-up to enable intermediate and advanced students to work on either a stained glass panel or a series of fused glass projects of their own design. Students should have completed either a beginners stained glass workshop or a beginners fused glass workskop previously and would like to build on their previous skills, knowledge and creativity. Paul Floyd will offer guidance with your projects in a friendly and supportive workshop.
This is a flexible course and if 8 weeks is too long for your project, then a minimum block of 4 weeks can also be booked. All hand tools are provided for the course.
Materials & Kiln-Firing Costs are extra and can be discussed prior to start of course. A Typical example of materials & kiln-firing costs: Stained Glass Panel – 35cm x 35cm = £25 and Fused Glass Panel – 30cm x 30cm = £25. The kiln can also be hired by arrangement for additional firings and extra materials bought as and when needed.
Only 4 people per workshop for maximum individual attention.
Day Class
- Starts: Tuesday 17th April 2018
- Half-Term Holiday: Tuesday 29th May 2018
- Finishes: Tuesday 12th June 2018
- Duration: 8 weeks (with half-term break)
- Time: 9:30am till 12:30pm
- Costs: £240
- Level: Intermediate to Advanced
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.
Studio: 01384 399412
Email: info@paulfloyd.co.uk
Participant Information:
Aprons will be provided, please wear older clothes and no open-toe shoes. If this course involves working with lead, unfortunately we recommend that pregnant & nursing mothers do not attend.
Transparent Glass Studio – Students Glasswork Light-catcher
Students Glasswork Bowl
Students Fused Glass Panel
Fused Glass Bowl with handmade glass gems
Fused Glass Course Platter
Fused Glass with Copper Inclusions
Amazing for a beginner…..
Unique Design with Fused Glass Gems
Inspred by Glastonbury Tor…..
Leading-up in progress…..
Working with Colour & Line
Hand made in a day…..
Hand made in a day…..
Student Project – Cutting Glass to Pattern
Glass Course: Day Class
Glass designer & maker Paul Floyd will lead open classes in glass making. The course has been set-up to enable intermediate and advanced students to work on either a stained glass panel or a series of fused glass projects of their own design. Students should have completed either a beginners stained glass workshop or a beginners fused glass workskop previously and would like to build on their previous skills, knowledge and creativity. Paul Floyd will offer guidance with your projects in a friendly and supportive workshop.
This is a flexible course and if 8 weeks is too long for your project, then a minimum block of 4 weeks can also be booked. All hand tools are provided for the course.
Materials & Kiln-Firing Costs are extra and can be discussed prior to start of course. A Typical example of materials & kiln-firing costs: Stained Glass Panel – 35cm x 35cm = £25 and Fused Glass Panel – 30cm x 30cm = £25. The kiln can also be hired by arrangement for additional firings and extra materials bought as and when needed.
Only 4 people per workshop for maximum individual attention.
Day Class
- Starts: Tuesday 13th January 2018
- Half-Term Holiday: Tuesday 20th February 2018
- Finishes: Tuesday 13th March 2018
- Duration: 8 weeks (with half-term break)
- Time: 9:30am till 12:30pm
- Costs: £240
- Level: Intermediate to Advanced
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.
Studio: 01384 399412
Email: info@paulfloyd.co.uk
Participant Information:
Aprons will be provided, please wear older clothes and no open-toe shoes. If this course involves working with lead, unfortunately we recommend that pregnant & nursing mothers do not attend.
Transparent Glass Studio – Students Glasswork Light-catcher
Students Glasswork Bowl
Students Fused Glass Panel
Fused Glass Bowl with handmade glass gems
Fused Glass Course Platter
Fused Glass with Copper Inclusions
Amazing for a beginner…..
Unique Design with Fused Glass Gems
Inspred by Glastonbury Tor…..
Leading-up in progress…..
Working with Colour & Line
Hand made in a day…..
Hand made in a day…..
Student Project – Cutting Glass to Pattern
The studio has recently been to survey a series of 1930’s stained glass windows that will need some repairs and restoration over the coming months. 
Bay Window – leaded lights and stained glass transoms
The stained glass and leaded panels are in original metal frames, which also need some restoration in areas. The surrounding woodwork frames are in amazing condition and a testimony to the materials used and also the regular maintenance since they were fitted.
Wonderful Tulip design in the Bathroom Window side panels
The stained glass has been designed throughout the house with some amazing patterns, in-keeping with the time, but also has an Arts & Crafts feel to some of the elements. The stained glass contains some beautiful colours and a lot within the patterns are handmade mouthblown colours. It really is a privilege to view these wonderful windows and house.
Just before Easter the studio completed a repair and restoration of four fantastic Victorian stained glass bay window panels. There were several breaks within the borders that needed replacing with restoration glass to match and new border leads were needed across the four panels. The stained glass windows were then cleaned and polished to bring them back to their former glory.
Such a great feature for the house that is worth all the attention they needed, with some wonderful handmade spun rondels and coloured textured glass. The stained glass windows have now be taken to the glazier for encapsulating into double glazed units and will then be installed into new wooden window frames.
Victorian Stained Glass Restoration Windows
The studio recently completed a repair and part restoration of two reclaimed church stained glass windows. The panels are coloured glass diamond patterns, with a red glass border. The glass diamonds have a great random texture to the different tints of colours greens, clears and ambers.
On the workbench before cleaning:
After first stage cleaning:
Some repairs to the red border glass was needed and the 2 panels have had a new leaded border and reinforcement for strengthening.
The studio has been working on designing and making an abstract coloured glass window panel. The stained glass panel will eventually be fitted in the transom (toplight) window above the customers door.
A number of colour arrangements was tried, working to some set colours and a sample of the clients interior colour scheme.
I used different textures to add interest with repeated colours and it will influence movement of light across the whole of the panel.
Looking forward to seeing this panel, (once the cement has dried) – up towards the light.
The studio recently completed a restoration, which turned out to be a complete re-build of a 1950’s circular stained glass window panel. Really a new window based on a traditional pattern, in-keeping with the property. All of the background clear textured glass has been replaced and the centre diamond (also replaced) is handmade mouthblown amber glass. A simple pattern, with good use of colour and texture.
A pattern was made of the existing window which was broken in many of the glass pieces, the glass was then cut to pattern, leaded, soldered at the joints and cemented (putty based) to make stronger and weatherproof. The window has now been fitted back into the window frame of the customers home.
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