Masterclass: Venetian Stemware
with Dave BarryDavid Barry leads this fast-paced, two-day course on Venetian style stemware. This course aims to provide a basic understanding of blowing thin walled goblets; the use of optic moulds; blown stems and blown feet - as well as efficient teamwork. With demos and plenty of hands on learning, this course will certainly push your glassmaking to new limits.
£450 / Places Left: 4
Masterclass: Advanced Pattern Making in Glass – Ian Chadwick
with Ian ChadwickOver three days you will explore principles of advanced pattern forming in fused glass. Using pre-formed Bullseye glass stringer sheets, students will expand their knowledge and experience of kiln-forming and cold-working techniques to produce intricate patterns which utilise symmetry and geometry to create hypnotising mandala-like patterns.
£795.00 / Places Left: 2
Masterclass: Kiln Casting – Fiaz Elson
with Fiaz ElsonCreate movement in kiln cast glass as veils and streaks of colour. Well known for her beautiful use of colour in cast sculpture, Fiaz will encourage students to experiment and find their own personal expressions. An inventive and experimental course, exploring mould-making techniques, colour manipulations and cold-working.
£675 / Places Left: 1
Masterclass: Fusing doesn’t have to be flat – Nina Casson McGarva
with Nina Casson McGarvaCreate 3d sculptures using hot glass manipulation with traditional fusing techniques as a base. The emphasis will be on experimentation and is suitable for intermediate to advanced students who can embrace failure as being part of the learning curve in testing the limits of glass fusing.
£595.00 / SOLD OUT
Masterclass: Form and Colour with Katie Huskie
with Katie HuskieKatie Huskie will lead this weekend in the Hot shop, and focus upon the fundamentals of form and colour in blown glass. Her class will concentrate on the core principals of glassblowing, through the process of blowing basic forms well, and the exploration of colour with your chosen designs.
£450.00 / SOLD OUT
Masterclass: Collage for Kiln Casting – Georgia Redpath
with Georgia RedpathModels and moulds often open-up new ways of seeing work, and avenues for future exploration. Over four days you will explore the use of collage and paper sculpting techniques to create original relief models, focussing on form and textural qualities, then develop your moulds which will hold and shape the glass in the kiln.
£625 / Places Left: 1
Fusing with the ‘Wow’ Factor – Opal Seabrook
with Opal SeabrookExplore various techniques involved in developing intricate 3D designs in fused glass with a 'Pop Art' style such as spray painting with glass enamels to bring shading and fine detail to your designs. Opal’s style is inspired by a wide range of sources, including tattoo, comic, pop art, nature, photography and art in its wider context.
£495 / Places Left: 6
Masterclass: Form to Fuse – Andrea Spencer
with Andrea SpencerExplore the potential of using flameworking techniques to create elements that can be fused to the surface of sheet glass. Over three days you will investigate solid-sculpting, drawing, colour applications, carving/texturing and construction at the torch.
£595 / Places Left: 4
Masterclass: The Perfect Vessel – Karl Harron
with Karl HarronThe aim of this 7-day class led by artist and master craftsman Karl Harron is to achieve a "sublime form". While negotiating the technical challenges of deep-slumping into three-step ceramic moulds, students will be encouraged to develop their aesthetic and conceptual perspective, rather than just mastering a technique.
£975 / Places Left: 5
Masterclass: Follow the Torch – Elliot Walker
with Elliot WalkerThe oxy-propane torch is fast becoming one of the fundamental tools of the studio glass revolution, allowing artists to push the boundaries of conventional glass making. The torch allows for specific heat control and manipulation, creating ever expanding avenues for artistic expression.
£675 / SOLD OUT
Masterclass: The Freedom of the One-Off – Joseph Harrington
with Joseph HarringtonThere is a great freedom in the 'one off'. The practice of a maker need not involve producing multiples of one thing. This course is aimed at embracing a spontaneous approach to the initial modelling process through looking at ways to be creative with materials and taking a more spontaneous view of cold working.
£625 / Places Left: 5
Masterclass: Graal Techniques – Sonja Klingler and Ruth Dresman
with Sonja Klingler and Ruth Dresman'Graal' is an amazing colour technique developed by Orrefors in Sweden in 1916. Get to grips with the processes involved under Sonja and Ruth's expert guidance. Open to those who want to blow themselves, and also those who want to direct the blowing An intensive but rewarding class, focusing on technique, both hot and cold, with an emphasis on colour and the application of your designs.