Glass Fusing Workshop
Fused Glass Workshop for Beginners
In this art glass workshop, you will discover a new medium and have fun with friends while creating your very own large glass platter and set of coasters!
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$165 per person
$160 pp when you book two or more places
2 hour Workshop
10 Students per Class
Take Home Your Own Homewares
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”Very enjoyable, well organised and easy for crafty beginners! Can’t wait to see our finished works.”
- Mary Potter
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“Nice and practical straight into making, which is great because we really achieved a lot in two hours! Lovely space, friendly and helpful teacher. Lots of fun! Excited to see what comes out of the kiln :)”
- Charly Clare
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“Pleasant venue, easy to get there by public transport. Very good teacher, relaxed and gave easy to follow instructions. Looking forward to seeing my finished work.”
- Lynn Duguid
Your instructor will go over the different types of glass and give you a brief rundown on art glass, including System 96 which you will be using to create your pieces. You will be shown the different forms of glass as well as examples of opaque and translucent coloured glass so you can develop your piece. You will be guided in the basics of glass working, including breaking, shaping and designing with glass.
Everyone will be provided with appropriate sized bases of glass for their projects to ensure a solid finished piece after firing. Then working with glass pieces, frits, powders, stringers, and beads you will create and glue your designs ready for firing.
A range of ceramic moulds for shaping platters will also be discussed and you can choose to shape your artwork into a functional dish or leave it flat as a piece of art. Each piece will then be put through our kiln 1-3 times depending on the desired finish and shape of your piece.
As the kilns take time to heat and cool, the glass projects will need to be collected after the class, dependent on the amount of work in the firing queue platters can take up to 2 weeks to be completed.
Anyone who wishes to have their pieces returned via post can add return postage on the booking page and we will ask for the shipping address on the day.
Please Note You will not be taught how to use a glass cutter in this workshop due to time constraints, you will be working with small glass pieces and mosaic nippers to shape glass. To learn to use glass cutters please see our Lightcatchers or Leadlight workshops.
Those Details Again
$165 per person
$160 pp when you book two or more places
2 hour Workshop
10 Students per Class
Take Home Your Own Homewares
Leadlight By Ettore
Rhain and Ettore teach more than 80 term students a week plus weekend workshops in glass arts including fusing, copperfoil, mosaic and leadlighting. With over 40 years experience they make learning a new skill a enjoyable while making sure every student gets the hands on experience and support they need to succeed!
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Accessibility
Rhain is trained in working with neurodiverse people, she is adept at adapting the workshop for physical limitations and the glass studio is wheelchair/4ww accessible. There is a large toilet but not a disability toilet onsite. Please email to ensure adequate accessibility measures are in place to make your day as fun and stress free as possible if you have specific access requirements.
Requests for additional non-participating adults, carers/support workers, to attend workshops will be allowed dependent on space. Please contact venue prior to booking to confirm there is not already additional people assisting with other students in your preferred date.
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“Awesome class and came away with a lovely completed piece. Lots of patterns and different types of glass and colours to choose from. Process and steps were explained clearly and Raine was happy to assist everyone throughout the day. The studio was amazing. Lunch was provided and was delicious. It was alot of fun and I now feel comfortable to try this at home. Highly recommend this course.”
- Laura Coshan
Terms & Conditions
Students must be over the age of 16+ and accompanied by a paying adult if under 18. There are no refunds on the purchase of tickets. Students may request two date transfers to a available dates, if made more than 7 days prior to class.