Turn geometric shapes into sculptural glass in this four-day glass casting course with Georgia Redpath. Experiment with high-relief forms, glass colour and modular casting techniques and develop your own kit of silicone components for creating three-dimensional pieces and relief panels.
Explore the inside bubble sculpting technique with glass artist Theo Brookes. You will learn to blow vessels and discover the art of manipulating the glass form internally using the torch and specialist tools. This course combines working with solid sculpture and hollow forms, alongside texture and colour application techniques, to create unique works of art.
A superb introduction to 3D glass forming techniques using moulds to create unique and personal kiln cast glass pieces. You will work with a variety of materials to make models ready for casting using the 'open cast' and 'lost wax' methods.
Master the art of the dropout on this fascinating masterclass. Ruth Shelley will guide you through the process, working with the Bullseye colour palette, alongside demonstrations, practical hands-on experiments and discussion.
Turn sketches and ideas into fantastical creatures, beautiful beasts and fanciful fish in this lively two-day masterclass with Bruce Marks. Sculpt, assemble, torch, texture and colour hot glass while building the teamwork and assisting skills essential to ambitious sculptural work in the hot shop.
Bring glass to life with Blown Away Season 3 winner John Moran. Explore anatomical form with hot-glass sculpture, from torso, hands and eyes to the head, while developing techniques for creating realsitic forms in molten glass.
Explore the extraordinary possibilities of combining pâte de verre with glass foam in this four-day masterclass with award-winning glass artist Joshua Kerley. Create and incorporate foamed glass into delicate pâte de verre vessels and sculptural forms while exploring colour, texture, mould-making and kiln firing.
Discover the creative possibilities of flameworking in this immersive three-day course. Learn essential torch skills, create colourful beads and miniature sculptural forms, explore a range of techniques and develop your own designs through demonstrations, guidance and plenty of hands-on practice.
Discover the art of flameworking glass and create your own beautiful beads and tiny sculptures using a wide selection of colours and processes. You will learn the fundamentals of flameworking working from your own torch, with demonstrations and plenty of practice time.
Get creative this summer with five inspiring and immersive days of hands-on glassmaking. Explore glassblowing, flameworking, fusing, slumping, casting and sandcasting, supported by expert demonstrations and guidance. A creative, fun and action-packed week discovering the amazing possibilities of glass.