Beadmaker Buddy-Up - Happy Accidents A get-together for members and lampwork students who have done a Guild Bead Making course to share their glass bead torching experiences including latest triumphs and challenges. This group is the place to seek advice or impart tips and information with others who torch. Bring your beads and questions. Suggest…
Glass Bead Making Extension - Shapes and Decoration Tutor: Vicki Beldan This course will cover more bead shapes, making Fritzies, using molds, rollers and presses as well as additional designs with dots and stringers. There will also be instruction on the use of the Guild's kiln for batch annealing. Numbers: Minimum 3, Maximum 5 Prerequisite: Some…
Leadlighting and Copperfoil - Intermediate / Advanced Tutor: Jenny Keys Continue over 6 consecutive Thursday evenings in a class environment with a tutor available for assistance. You might work on a leadlight or copperfoil project, repair a leadlight window or even create your next panel lamp. Materials are not included in cost and will need…
Mosaics - BEGINNERS Tutors: April Araullo and Marianne Bland In this 18-hour course held over 6 consecutive Wednesday evenings, you will learn skills and techniques necessary to create a beautiful glass mosaic suitable for displaying inside your home or outside in your garden. You choose! Learn how to score and cut glass; safety practices when…
Mosaics - INTERMEDIATE This 6-week evening course is for intermediate or advanced students to explore different techniques in mosaics and experiment with different adhesives and substrates with tutor assistance. You will work on your own project at your own pace. Projects that students have worked on include mixed media, glass embellishment, paper under glass, glass…
Mosaic Moments - A Members' Mentoring Group A get-together for “mosaicing” members who have completed a Guild Beginners Mosaic course to share their glass mosaic experiences – their successes and challenges – and to help others who are less experienced. These are held on Monday evenings and Thursday mornings. This group is the space to…
Glass Bead Making - Beginners Tutor: Vicki Beldan 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…
Tutor: Jenny Keys Running over 9 weeks on Thursday evenings, students choose from three lamp designs, or, may choose their own simple pattern after discussion with, and agreement by, tutor. If you choose your own pattern, you may need to work in your own time to complete lamp. Numbers: Minimum 4, Maximum 8 Prerequisite: Guild membership…
Members’ Project Times: The Guild is open for members to work independently on their own projects. Please note opening times and conditions for participation which members are asked to abide by.
Mosaics - BEGINNERS Tutors: April Araullo and Marianne Bland In this 18-hour course held over 6 consecutive Wednesday evenings, you will learn skills and techniques necessary to create a beautiful glass mosaic suitable for displaying inside your home or outside in your garden. You choose! Learn how to score and cut glass; safety practices when…
Mosaics - INTERMEDIATE This 6-week evening course is for intermediate or advanced students to explore different techniques in mosaics and experiment with different adhesives and substrates with tutor assistance. You will work on your own project at your own pace. Projects that students have worked on include mixed media, glass embellishment, paper under glass, glass…
Mosaic Moments - A Members' Mentoring Group A get-together for “mosaicing” members who have completed a Guild Beginners Mosaic course to share their glass mosaic experiences – their successes and challenges – and to help others who are less experienced. These are held on Monday evenings and Thursday mornings. This group is the space to…
Leadlight & Copperfoiling - Beginners Tutor: Jenny Keys A comprehensive 27-hour course over 9 weeks. It teaches skills and techniques necessary to continue onto advanced leadlight or copperfoil projects such as larger leadlight window panels incorporating intricate copperfoiled designs. Course includes glass scoring, cutting, safety, use of tools and pattern design. Tutor will provide a…
Members’ Project Times: The Guild is open for members to work independently on their own projects. Please note opening times and conditions for participation which members are asked to abide by.
Members’ Project Times: The Guild is open for members to work independently on their own projects. Please note opening times and conditions for participation which members are asked to abide by.
Tutor: Katrina Jackson and Kym Braithwaite 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,…
Members’ Project Times: The Guild is open for members to work independently on their own projects. Please note opening times and conditions for participation which members are asked to abide by.
Leadlight & Copperfoiling - Beginners Tutor: Ian Dymock A comprehensive 27-hour course held over 7 weeks. It teaches the skills and techniques necessary to continue onto advanced leadlight or copperfoil projects such as larger leadlight window panels incorporating intricate copperfoiled designs. Course includes glass scoring, cutting, safety, use of tools and pattern design. Tutor will…
Leadlighting and Copperfoil - Intermediate / Advanced Tutor: Jenny Keys Continue over 6 consecutive Thursday evenings in a class environment with a tutor available for assistance. You might work on a leadlight or copperfoil project, repair a leadlight window or even create your next panel lamp. Materials are not included in cost and will need…
