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.

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COURSES

Hot Glass

Hot Glass

Masterclasses

Masterclasses

Warm Glass

Warm Glass

Lampworking

Lampworking

Longer Courses

Longer Courses

Glass Fusing

Glass Fusing

Beginners

Beginners

Glass Casting

Glass Casting

Featured Courses

Featured Courses

Last Minute Places

Last Minute Places

Featured Glass Courses

3-Day Glassblowing (Beginner)
Mon 10 January 2022
Discover the potential of this unique material over three days, enough time to fully immerse yourself in hot glass blowing techniques. This is an excellent fun and stimulating course for those looking for a more solid foundation and better understanding of glassblowing techniques.
Masterclass: Flexible Fusing – Matthew Szosz
Mon 7 February 2022
Build flexible, inflatable, and expandable fusings that can be brought out of the kiln to be worked in three dimensions. Students will learn methods and techniques for assembling fusible structures in flat glass, and bringing those structures to a working point from which they can be manipulated either inside or outside the kiln.
3-Day Explore Glass
Wed 30 March 2022
Explore a range of hot, warm and cold glassmaking techniques from glass blowing and fusing to beadmaking, sandcasting and more. An intensive three-day course with plenty of hands-on making, where you will learn a lot and have fun exploring the magic of glassmaking.
Masterclass: Deep Slumped Forms – Karl Harron
Mon 4 April 2022
The aim of this five-day Masterclass is to achieve a sublime deep vessel form in kiln-cast glass. You will be encouraged to develop your aesthetic and conceptual perspective, rather than simply mastering the technique, while negotiating the technical challenges of deep-slumping into three-step ceramic moulds.
1-Day Glass Fusing
Sat 15 January 2022
Discover the art of fusing glass and explore a variety of techniques to create your own designs in glass. You will learn the fundamentals of glass cutting, assembly, inclusions, kiln firing and slumping under the expert guidance of the Glass Hub Tutors. A great introduction for beginners or artists working in other mediums to experiment with this art form.
Masterclass: Images in Glass – Helen Slater Stokes
Tue 10 May 2022
Investigate various techniques for creating photographic, digital or hand drawn imagery within glass. Helen Slater Stokes will share with you the processes of applying photo silkscreen printing; layered imagery; sgraffito frit drawing and decal transfers to your glass creations.
Fusing with the Wow Factor – Opal Seabrook
Wed 14 September 2022
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.

Courses Up Next

1-Day Glassblowing

Fri 21 January 2022

1-Day Glassblowing

Sat 22 January 2022

Glassblowing Weekend

Sat 22 January 2022

1-Day Further Glassblowing

Sun 23 January 2022

Masterclass: Fusing doesn’t have to be flat – Nina Casson-McGarva

Sun 30 January 2022

Masterclass: Fusing doesn’t have to be flat – Nina Casson McGarva

Wed 2 February 2022

Masterclass: Flexible Fusing – Matthew Szosz

Mon 7 February 2022

1-Day Glassblowing

Sat 12 February 2022

Course Reviews

Thank you for arranging such an amazing course. I think Joe got the message from all of us that we were very inspired by his course. It was really well run and so well thought through - building on ideas…more →

Caroline

Just wanted to say thank you for another wonderful course at The Glass Hub. It is a treat to visit and learn in such beautiful surroundings. Thanks to Helga and Jess for keeping me supplied with drinks, it was much…more →

Davinee - Karl Harron Masterclass

I spent a lovely weekend at the glass hub with Dylan teaching and I found him to be excellent. I have not been glassblowing for some time and the course was not only enjoyable but very instructive.

Yvonne - Weekend Glassblowing

Thank you for another wonderful few days. It was, not only pure delight, but also with pure delightful people.

Scarlet - Ruth Shelley Masterclass

Hi , I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the lampworking beads workshop I came to a couple of Saturdays ago, Suzy was a great tutor and I was really pleased with the beads you sent.  I’d be…more →

Kathryn - Lampworking Beads

THANKS so much for making it possible for me to come on this course ...glass casting is for me for sure!!

Jane - Foundation Course

Thanks for the fusing courses that I did with yourselves. Jessica and Jo were fountains of knowledge; they were skilled, informative, helpful, friendly and encouraging. I learnt so much. My results were extremely modest by your standards but they made…more →

Tom - 1 Day Fusing and 1 Day Further Fusing

"Wow, what a great course! Thank you Glass Hub, Ian, and all of you for being such a supportive group."

Janet - Ian Chadwick Masterclass

LOCATION

The Studio

The Hub’s main studio is a spacious 17th century 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.

FROM THE BLOG

Glass Blowing Gift Experience Vouchers

Glass Course Gift Vouchers

Ian Chadwick Residency

Ian Chadwick Residency: Taking on the Hot Shop

Young, Gifted and Hot – Breanna Box & Peter Dupont

Elliot Walker - Netflix Blown Away

Just Blown Away with Elliot Walker

GET IN TOUCH

Tel: 01225 768888

We are not always able to answer the phone so do leave a message. Email is the best way to contact us.

info@theglasshub.co.uk

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