Noticeboards Category: Workshops/Short Courses

Just released – this 3 week online course will feature:

*Understanding reactions and how to make great samples.
*Using silver foil and reactive Bullseye glass to create stunning landscapes on 3mm sheet glass.
*Multiple low firings with added detail using screen printing and decals.
*Powder sifting with hand made stencils.
*Creating textures with frits and powders.
*How to work from photographs and images to recreate in glass.
*Understanding elements of design and composition.
*Tutorial with colour photographs and firing schedules.

Accompanying the course are 3 colour PDF Tutorials, a private Facebook group and each session is recorded.

This 3-day course (10-12 May 2024) for intermediate/experienced kiln-formed glassmakers exploring a variety of ways to control movement in the kiln but other students will gain insights into novel glass forming processes. Students will be prompted to investigate their sculptural ideas and why movement is so important in their work. We’ll achieve this through a series of demos, visual presentations (explaining my own processes and other artists work) and two making projects.
Working with both float and Bullseye glass, three kiln forming techniques will be explained: ceramic slip cast moulds (like store bought slumpers but your own design); hardened fibre blanket moulds; carved refractory moulds. Extensive course notes with sample firing pro-grams are provided along with all mould-making materials. You’ll need to bring your own glass: 30 x 40cm 4mm sheet of float glass and the same sized piece of Bullseye glass
(equivalent in several pieces if preferred). These techniques are suitable for both fused and kiln cast work. Students will be given a short homework brief before the course to produce small models exploring movement through other materials.
Cost: £395 per person, includes mould-making materials and firings but students will bring their own glass.
Location: The Laurels, Goose Green, Gomshall, Surrey GU5 9LL.
Students: Maximum 4
Please email for more info or a booking form, studio@pettibone.co.uk

An extension to the Sculptural Slumping Masterclass, this course focuses on creating complex glass forms through a sequence of kiln firings that gently bend the glass in several stages. Students will complete two projects over three days using sheet glass and a range
of studio props (ceramic and refractory) following the steps needed to make dynamic, flowing sculptures through harnessing the forces of gravity and heat. Primarily using Lisa’s studio props, you’ll explore inventive ways to employ ad hoc props to hold or guide glass including wire, kiln furniture and fibre blanket.
A comprehensive visual presentation detailing the making of a selection of Lisa’s previous work, will give a fresh perspective to a range of manipulation techniques. Temperatures and annealing strategies will be discussed. Participants will become more confident devising firing programs that leave room for spontaneous and surprising results.
Students are asked to bring a researched concept (sketches or other media) to discuss for future work. Together we will trouble shoot your ideas, imagining kiln set-up scenarios to achieve your ideas. A handout will summarise the core concepts and firing programs covered in the demos and presentation. All kiln-based materials are provided but students will bring their own glass. Bullseye glass will be used for this course but the methodologies you’ll learn apply to any type of glass.
Cost: £375 per person, includes mould-making materials and firings but students will bring their own glass.
Students: Maximum 4
Location: The Laurels, Goose Green, Gomshall, Surrey GU5 9LL
Please email for more info or a booking form, studio@pettibone.co.uk

Sand casting in glass is a very creative and exciting experience. Each person will design and make three glass pieces during the day which they can take away after a three day cooling process in a kiln.

Participants will first design and create sand moulds using forms, shapes and colours with the opportunity to add pieces of metal. Molten glass from the furnace is then poured into the moulds to create amazing and unique glass art works. The resulting glass pieces are always amazing and surprising. The sand casting sessions suit first timers and professionals equally.

Our next class dates are on Sunday 18th February and Sunday 18th March, and 7th April 2024

One day sand casting session – 10.30am to 4 / 5pm.

Fees: £150 each

For dates of proposed sessions contact:

Ewa Wawrzyniak – 07963 949727 or info@ewa-wawrzyniak.com

Depth of field workshop.

This two-day workshop is aimed at those who have had some experience with glass fusing and wish to build on their knowledge and skills.

Two day course building work in layers to create background and foreground textures, using sheet glass, frit and powders.

The light quality of glass enables superb depth of field; a boon when creating landscapes or works where a clear definition of distance and foreground is desired. Using Bullseye sheet, frit and powder this workshop is aimed at experimenting with the way different glasses react and layer under varying temperatures. Over the two days we will create two pieces: a landscape from your own images/pictures and a freehand work of your choosing. Two layers, two different firing schedules, but with scope for you to continue with subsequent layers at home.

If you’re unfamiliar with edge and bench grinding machines, there will be a brief demonstration for those who wish to use them.

There are six places available. 10am – 3pm

20-21^st April or 4 – 5^th May

£480 pp

Contact: laura@hartglass.com

Elements of Place – Formed by Fire is a 5 day flamework, filati (hand pulled glass threads) and micro-mosaic workshop aimed specifically at practicing glass and mosaic artists. The workshop is designed to expand creative practices through exploration of these complementary hot and cold glass working techniques, in combination with simple casting, use of found natural and manmade forms, and field trips to study the dramatic natural landscape of the local Causeway Coast of Northern Ireland, from which we’ll draw inspiration for our work during the week.
Andrea Spencer (glass) and Joanna Kessel (mosaic) are highly regarded artists within their specialist fields, frequently exhibiting their contemporary artworks nationally and internationally. The natural environment informs both their current work. This unique combined workshop developed out of a research period Joanna undertook at Andrea’s studio, supported by the Inches Carr Creative Development Award. Both artists found the research potential fascinating, recognising the exciting dialogue between the materials, processes and artforms.

Dates: 6 – 10 May 2024

Venue: Benefield Spencer Glass, Ballintoy, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Price: £965 pp

Level: The workshop is aimed at practicing glass and mosaic artists. No prior flameworking experience is necessary.

No. of participants: The workshop has been designed to accommodate 6-8 participants. We require a minimum of 6 bookings for the workshop to run. If the workshop becomes fully booked we will keep a waiting list.

Included:
Expert tuition by two experienced artists
9-5pm daily over 5 days
Studio access and guided field trips
All studio materials and equipment
Transport to field trips from the studio. (If we have 8 participants someone will need to share their car).
Refreshments
5 light lunches
2 simple evening meals (workshop participants only) Bonus evening field trip
Bonus evening studio session

Introduction to copperfoil technique with stained glass
Date: Sat, Jan 13 2024 • 13:30 GMT
Location: Royal Exchange Square The studio, Glasgow, G1 3AH
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introduction-to-copperfoil-technique-with-stained-glass-tickets-776166664387?aff=ebdsshother

Check out “Dancing Wave Exhibition opening at GOMA” on Eventbrite!

Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2024, 17:30

Location: Gallery of Modern Art

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dancing-wave-exhibition-opening-at-goma-tickets-776221378037