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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
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. 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 15th April 2015
- Half-Term Holiday: Wednesday 27th May 2015
- Finishes: Wednesday 24th June 2015
- Duration: 10 weeks (with half-term break)
- Time: 10:00am till 12:30pm (for first 4 sessions)
- Time: 10:00am till 12:00pm (for remaining 5 sessions)
- Costs: £215 (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.
Studio: 01384 399412
Email: info@paulfloyd.co.uk
Student Project – Cutting Glass to Pattern
Student Project – Choosing Glass
Students Project – Cutting Glass
Student Project – Leading Panel
Student Project – Final Stages
Student Project – Final Stages
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. 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: Tuesday 14th April 2015
- Half-Term Holiday: Tuesday 26th May 2015
- Finishes: Tuesday 23rd June 2015
- Duration: 10 weeks (with half-term break)
- Time: 10:00am till 12:30pm (for first 4 sessions)
- Time: 10:00am till 12:00pm (for remaining 5 sessions)
- Costs: £215 (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.
Studio: 01384 399412
Email: info@paulfloyd.co.uk
Student Project – Cutting Glass to Pattern
Student Project – Choosing Glass
Students Project – Cutting Glass
Student Project – Leading Panel
Student Project – Final Stages
Student Project – Final Stages
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
The Ruskin Glass Centre is holding a Spring Gift & Craft Fair on March 7th 2015 from 10am till 4pm. Just in time for those Mother’s day or Easter handmade gifts.
I am very pleased to announce that I have been awarded the commission of ‘Consultant Glass Artist’ for the ‘Lye & Wollescote Cemetery Chapels Restoration Project’.
This exciting Project is led by the West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust (WMHBT). The WMHBT is a registered Charity and specialises in the field of building conservation.
West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust has successfully secured funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, and other funding sources, to conserve and restore the rare, but redundant, Victorian Lye and Wollescote Cemetery Chapels near Stourbridge, which are Grade II Listed and registered as ‘buildings at risk’, and to bring them back into sustainable use as offices without detriment to the historic fabric and architectural integrity of the buildings.
An important part of the Project is a ‘Activity Plan’ and my role within this will include community engagement, working with local Redhill Secondary School pupils and students from the Birmingham Metropolitan College, to produce designs for two windows within the Chapels. These designs, once approved will then be made & fabricated by us at the Studio in Stourbridge.
Front of Chapels
Cemetery
Rear of Chapels
The ‘Lye and Wollescote Cemetery Chapels’, are dated 1878 and are a great example of Victorian Gothic style church architecture and 19th century cemetery design. The building is Grade II listed and this recognition is because of its architectural and historical importance as part of the UK’s national heritage. The Chapels were designed to incorporate two chapels within a single building, one side designated Anglican and the other non-conformist.
To read more about the West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust, the Cemetery Chapels and the Building History click on this link. This will take you to the ‘Lye & Wollescote Cemetery Chapels’ website.
Transparent Glass Studio 