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Welcome to The Glass Hub

Learn the art of glass making at our fully equipped glass school in Wiltshire, UK. We run one-day, weekend and longer courses in glassblowing, fusing, lampworking and kiln working plus many specialist techniques. There are courses for all abilities, from beginner to master, taught by experienced tutors and visiting glass artists. At The Glass Hub we provide extensive glass-working facilities alongside the support of a dedicated team to foster your individual creative growth and expertise.

COURSES

Featured Glass Courses

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glass kiln casting by georgia redpath
Masterclass: Collage for Kiln Casting – Georgia Redpath

From paper into glass - explore collage and paper sculpting techniques to create original relief models focussing on form and texture. You will then move on to mould-making techniques, using rubbers, and finally making the investment moulds which will hold and shape glass in the kiln.

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Glass Fusing Weekend

Join us for a weekend of glass fusing and explore a wide range of techniques to create your own designs in glass. Learn about glass cutting, assembly, inclusions, and kiln firing plus further techniques including slumping, drop-outs and powder techniques like fossil vitra.

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Fusing with the Wow Factor – Opal Seabrook

Explore ‘Pop Art’ in glass with the artist Opal Seabrook. Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to discover how to build colourful, graphic 3D artworks in fused glass. Opal will share with you the techniques she has developed over ten years evolving her unique style.

Optical Fusing

Discover the potential of heat, volume and displacement to create amazing optical effects with fused glass. You will use Bullseye glass and stringers to create intricate patterns, which when fused will compress and stretch to create lens-like effects.

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Masterclass: Advanced Pattern Making in Glass – Ian Chadwick

Explore advanced pattern forming in fused glass over five days with glass artist Ian Chadwick. Working from Bullseye glass stringer sheets, you will expand your knowledge and experience of both kiln-forming and cold-working techniques to produce intricate, geometric, mandala-like patterns.

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Regular Courses

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flameworking course, glass lampworking flameworking bead making
One Day Glass Flameworking

Discover the art of flameworking glass and create your own beautiful beads using a wide selection of colours and processes. You will learn the fundamentals of flameworking, also known as…

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Glassblowing Experience Sessions

This is a great glassblowing 'taster' and introduction to the magic of glass. You will gather hot molten glass straight from the furnace and shape into two objects such as…

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One Day Glassblowing

Our one day glassblowing course offers a great introduction to glassblowing for beginners. You will learn the fundamentals of this ancient craft and create your own glass objects using hot,…

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Course Reviews

"We had such a great time. Thanks to the whole team!"

Hazel, Murrine to the Hot Shop

"I just wanted to say what an absolutely fantastic day I had on the 12th on Kerry's glass painting  class.  Kerry explains everything so well and with infinite patient and really opened my eyes to new techniques. She is an…more

Paolo

"My work develops through a reciprocal relationship between scientific concepts and the drama of existence"

Marc Barreda

"I am constantly inspired and influenced by creatives who embrace innovation in their practice."

Laura Quinn

"Glass offers endless sculptural possibilities and is full of contradictions- a mirror of life itself."

Alison Lowry

I wanted to reach out and say a huge thank you to Jo and Kerry for being such lovely, kind, accommodating tutors. I enjoyed myself enormously and came away wishing that the day had been much longer as I was…more

Angela - Reactive Fusing

The drop out course that you held with Ruth was amazing. I am finally drawing on the skills that Ruth taught to us. I wish lived closer to the glass hub...

Mary - Ruth Shelley Dropouts

My glass arrived and is bright and beautiful!! Abi was fabulous those 3 days and I’m so grateful for the experience you all gave, it was amazing and exceeded my expectations 😊

Helen - 3-Day Glassblowing

LOCATION

The Studio

The Hub’s main studio is a spacious stone barn at Stowford Manor Farm, set in a beautiful river valley in Wiltshire and this is where we teach our glass courses. The Manor site houses a community of craftspeople and offers cream teas, camping and wild river swimming in the summer.

In the Area

Nearby places include the Roman city of Bath and the historical towns of Frome and Bradford-on-Avon; attractions include Longleat Safari Park and Centre Parcs.

The combination of a superb location, excellent facilities and experienced staff and visiting tutors make The Glass Hub a great environment to learn and develop the ancient art of glassmaking.

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