Join award-winning glass artist James Cockerill for this rare opportunity to experience how multiple processes - screen printing, sandblasting, kiln-fired enamels, traditional stained glass paints, silver and copper stains followed by plating, and UV bonding - combine to create richly layered glass collage.

Take a deep dive into Pâte-de-Verre glass making with artist Alison Lowry. Learn the unique process of creating glass works using ground glass, examining form, colour and adding interest with metal inclusions, reactive glasses and texturing.

Discover the art of fusing glass and explore a variety of techniques. You will learn the fundamentals of glass cutting, assembly, accessory glass, metal inclusions, and kiln firing 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.

Join us for a weekend of glass fusing and explore a wide range of techniques to create your own designs in glass. Learn about glass cutting, assembly, inclusions, and kiln firing plus further techniques including slumping, drop-outs and powder techniques like fossil vitra.

Our one day glassblowing course is both an exciting experience day and a great introduction to glassblowing for beginners. Learn the fundamentals of this ancient craft while you make your own glass objects, using hot, molten glass straight from the furnace.

Gather, blow and shape hot molten glass straight from the furnace to create your own glass pieces. A wonderful two-day introduction to glassmaking, with plenty of hands-on practice in small groups of up to four students per tutor. Come away with first hand experience of this ancient craft.

Explore further techniques in fusing and slumping, including powder techniques like fossil vitra, stencilling and part sheets, plus slumping drop-out vessels. An excellent follow-on day to One Day Glass Fusing and an opportunity to extend your skills or to develop new creative directions with expert guidance.

The ideal follow-on course to our one-day or half-day classes. You will learn the fundamental skills of hot glass sculpture to shape a flower and a bird - getting the feel of how to master this magical material, followed by a blown piece like perhaps a tumbler. In the afternoon expand your skills to create a bowl, or plate.

Discover the potential of glassmaking 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.

If you already have some blowing experience then take your glassblowing to the next stage. The focus of this class will be to learn to work more independently - blowing tumblers, working with colour and much more! Fully immerse yourself in the process, move at your own pace and stretch your limits.