BFS1: Fusing and Slumping – Beginners (30 and 31 January)

Tutor: Katrina Jackson and Mary Berkelmans

Want to enter the wonderful world of fused and slumped glass?

In this course, beginners to glass and those with some experience, will learn processes required to create a beautiful fused and slumped glass piece to take home.  Learn how to cut glass, safety practices when working with glass, how to prepare glass for kiln firing, use and care of Guild kilns, and learn what happens to glass in the fusing and slumping processes.  You will use basic designs supplied by the Guild to make a coaster and a plate fused glass project.

On completion of this course and if you become, or are a member, you will be able to “book” Guild kilns to work on your own projects.

Numbers: Minimum 5, Maximum 6

Prerequisite: No experience necessary.