Workshops

A variety of different themes from beginners to more advanced designs and techniques

The Workshops and Prices

You can attend workshops at various locations including a number of studios in the East Region, my home or in your own home.

See more information below about home workshops

How to book

To book home or a chosen location, please CONTACT ME

To book a session at a studio, please see dates and bookings links on their websites:

Elm Farm Studios - Marks Tey
Old Bank Studios - Harwich
Glass Studio Supplies - Battlesbridge

See my Facebook page for other locations

Workshop prices are provided when booking through the studios or on request when booked directly

Christmas Decorations

One Day
A fun festive day making a selection of hanging or standing decorations. Designs will vary and new ones will be launched each year.

Spring Flowers Workshop

Full Day

Single panel in oak stand, all inspired by Spring Flowers

Geometric Dish

One Day

Make a  square (20cm) or rectangular (24cm x 16cm) dish in a geometric pattern of your own design. All materials provided and guidance given to help you achieve a beautiful unique piece of art glass. Also available at Elm Farm Studio

Elm Farm Studio

Seascape/Landscape Panel

One Day

You will develop a tall, free standing design from which you will make a layered panel which when fired will be mounted in a wooden presentation block.

Tile/Dish

Half Day

You will make a simple design based on a 14cm square tile which can be formed into a dish, hung or mounted. I will take you through the process of design and creation.

Birds on a wire

One Day

Make a series of decorative birds mounted on a 3mm stainless steel rod to adorn your garden or flower pots, or hung on string like birdie bunting!

Fish

One Day

You'll make up to 3 fish which will be mounted on 3mm stainless steel rods for you to mount as you wish (Wooden mount not provided.).

Also available to Old Bank Studio, Harwich

Old Bank Studio

Painted and fused glass house plaque

One Day

The workshop will take you through the process of planning and drawing out a design, cutting a simple stensil for the lettering and/ or numbers. If you would like to add a motif this can be painted free hand, all using the traditional tracing black paint. You will cut a simple design in glass and place the writing and motif on top (on a separate panel of glass).  There will be tuition at every stage during the workshop. No previous experience in glass cutting is needed. I will also provide information about fixing/mounting your finished plaque (fixings not included in the price).

Coastal Coasters

Half Day

You will make up to 4 coasters by using frit and stringers and a little glass line pen in a clear glass “sandwich” a clear glass” 10cm x 10cm in size, sandwich” You can use frit to make a simple seascape picture but of course you can do you own designs too. Ideal for children as well as adults.

Waves

All Day

INvolved glass cutting and use of glass off cuts and frit to create a free standing waved piece as either a sea scape or landscape. Also encorpates copper foiling and painting within the glass.

Birch trees through the seasons

One Day

Nice introductory level workshop involving 2 layers of glass and frit and includes painting within the glass. 20cm x 20cm on a wooden block.

Bees and Dragon Flies

One Day

A workshop creating these lovely creatures in your choice of colours and iridencent glass in 2 layers of glass and frit using intricate painting.

Light Catchers

2 Hours

You will make up to 4 Light Catchers each comprising of 2 sheets of glass embellished with glass frit, glass line pen and off cuts of coloured glass. Ideal for children as well as adults as no cutting is involved.

Workshops at Home

What is it?

You will get to learn a little about the science behind the craft of glass fusing. You will learn how to cut the glass and make a simple t light catcher in the morning. After lunch you will be guided to make a simple design from which you will cut and lay out the glass ( using flat glass, frit - ground up glass at various grades, and stringers – thin straight rods) for a tile which can be mounted or hung, or shallow dish.

Where?

I hold small workshops at my home in Maylandsea near Maldon, Essex for up to 4 people or I can come to you in your own home on a date to suit you. Just choose from one of the workshop experiences and I will provdie everything you  need to make a beautiful indiviual piece of art. I can also provide children's activity sessions.

Choose your workshop experience

What's next?

After the session I will fire your creations and get it back to you usually within 2 weeks. All your pieces will be delivered to you or posted in the box I provide.

Come to another class of a different theme and progress to more advanced techniques.

Workshops that come to you

What's required

There's no minimum number but a maximum of 10 people can be catered for.

Reasonable access to the property as I'll be bringing heavy boxes or equipment. Upstairs locations are fine as long as the stairs have good accessability.

Where?

Anywhere within Essex Suffolk and Norfolk. Other area's concidered on discussion.

You'll need a reasonably large room and table space to hold a workshop. 

 

What's next?

After the session I will take your pieces away and fire your creations and get them back to you usually within 2 weeks.

Delivery of your pieces will be arranged with the booking party. Due to the fragility of the items, I don't use postal services to send your items.

Come to another class of a different theme and progress to more advanced techniques.

My COVID-19 message

I take as much care as possible to be COVID-19 secure both in my home and in yours and follow the latest government guidelines to keep us all safe.

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