Creative Glass Guild of Queensland

FWS6: Fused Aussie Flowers (18 and 25 July)
2026-07-18 09:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Creative Glass Guild of Queensland, Downstairs, 64 Fulcher Road, Red Hill, Queensland, 4059, Australia
Tutor: Chris Bell
This 8-hour workshop is held over 2 consecutive weekends to allow for pre-firing of your glass pieces before creating 6 beautiful Australian flowers. Many pictures of Aussie native flowers will be available for inspiration.

Day 1: The tutor will demonstrate how to create a stock of the unique components of a flower – petals, stamens, stems, leaves of various shapes and sizes. These pieces will be made by scoring and cutting glass. You will be taught how to bend and curl stringers as decoration. You will then prepare the pieces ready for firing and the construction of your flowers the following week.
Day 2: Wash your prepared pieces and build six 7 by 8 cm sized Aussie Floral ‘pictures’. These will be placed in the kiln and fired ready for collection later in the week. At home, you might turn these into a hanging decoration, a pendant, a picture by glueing on backing material and framing, or display as they are.
Numbers: Minimum 6, Maximum 8
Cost: Includes all materials, adhesive and firing fees.
Prerequisite: Glass cutting skills necessary. Note: This workshop is not a replacement for the beginners fusing and slumping course.

BBM4: Glass Bead Making - Beginners (18 and 19 July)
2026-07-18 09:00 - 15:30 | Creative Glass Guild of Queensland, Upstairs, 64 Fulcher Road, Red Hill, Queensland, 4059, Australia
Glass Bead Making – Beginners
Tutor: Wendy McKean
Day 1: Introduction to lampworking tools and equipment; safety requirements, use of hothead torch as well as instruction on how to make your own glass beads. You will have time to practice this new skill with various bead shapes.
Day 2: Learn to pull glass stringers; how to apply dots and other simple decorative techniques while getting creative with colour.
Numbers: Minimum 3, Maximum 5
Prerequisite: No experience necessary. Suitable for students who have never tried torching or those with minimal glass bead making experience.
Note: Guild beginner courses have no hidden costs.
