‘The Image Within’ Cast Glass Masterclass – Brenda Page
Tue May 6 2025- 10:00 am - Fri May 9 2025- 4:30 pm
£725.00
Course Outline
Learn the techniques of incorporating images and pre-fused elements into cast glass to create a glass ‘book’. By joining both a pre-fused and a pre-cast element, you will create works that are not possible with basic casting and fusing techniques alone. Over four days, glass artist Brenda Page will share her expertise with you, through demonstrations, videos, and lots of hands-on work. You will make one finished cast piece, a small multi stack block and several test tiles.
Topics coved include:
- image making using decals and powder printing
- wafer making and powder stencils
- open face casting using silicone rubber masters
- mould making for casting
- reinvesting cast and fused elements to create final projects
- dammed blocks with images
- some coldworking
- firing schedules
Some experience with fusing or casting will be required before attending this class, minimum twelve months experience of working with glass is ideal.
Brenda Page
‘Glass is my canvas; screen printing is brush.’
Brenda's work explores the intricate fabric of our relationship with existence. Drawing inspiration from the Victorian memento mori aesthetic, Brenda's imagery navigates themes of loss and mourning, interwoven with intrinsic narratives that guide each piece's conception.
As an artist she is not contained to a single technique, medium or format, instead she prefers to work across 2d, sculptural and installations. Frequently she works with cast, fused, and blown glass forms, using them as a substrate for her painting and screen printed elements. She occasionally incorporates unconventional materials such as found objects and human hair to enhance the narrative.
Brenda's initial encounter with glass occurred while studying fine art program at RMIT. Subsequently, she transferred to Monash University, graduating with degree in Ceramic Design, majoring in glass. Initially she was drawn to the hot glass studio, its immediate and dynamically interactive nature appealed to her, however she soon realised that for her the hand of the maker need to be much more evident on her work, so she focused on kiln formed glass, print making and mark making.
Her professional practice has included numerous workshops with local and international artists, acting as a studio assistant, running a dedicated community access glass studio, and completing many significant commissions. Her work is represented in collections in Australia and internationally. She lives in the Dandenong ranges an hour out of Melbourne.