Take inspiration from nature on this three-day flameworking workshop. Using heat and gravity to manipulate glass in the flame you will learn methods and techniques to bend, stretch, sculpt and carve molten glass, creating sculptural objects, inspired by natural forms.
Take your pattern making to the next level! Create exciting, transformative effects in fused glass on this intensive five-day masterclass with glass artist Ian Chadwick.
Delve into the fascinating world of vitrigraph murrine with glass artist and innovator Tabitha Burrill. In an immersive three-day masterclass, you will explore both fusing and hot techniques, creating unique design elements in the kiln to be used in a blown glass vessel and more.
London Glassblowing's colour expert Bruce Marks will share his extensive knowledge of the many ways of introducing colour to blown glass. Over three days explore a range of techniques of colour application using solid colour as well as frit and powders.
Create Venetian style vessels using cane with internationally renowned master glassblower Scott Benefield. Practice rolling up and forming hollow vessels while learning techniques of production and teamwork. An intensive and immersive course.
Join glass artist Brenda Page and learn how to incorporate images and pre-fused elements into cast glass. By joining both pre-fused and pre-cast elements, you will create works that are not possible with basic casting and fusing techniques alone.
Fast-paced masterclass on Venetian style glass stemware. Get a grounding in the technique used to blow delicate, thin-walled goblets. You will be taught how to use optic moulds, to create blown stems and blown feet, as well as working efficiently as a team. With demonstrations and plenty of hands-on learning, this course will push your glassmaking to new limits.
Take inspiration from nature on this three-day flameworking workshop. Using heat and gravity to manipulate glass in the flame you will learn methods and techniques to bend, stretch, sculpt and carve molten glass, creating sculptural objects, inspired by natural forms.
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.
*NEW COURSE* Take your pattern making in glass up a level …to two layers! Over five days, Ian Chadwick will explore with you the arrangement and use of transparent colours to produce intriguing geometric patterns within layers.