A 2.5 day event occurring on Saturday 7 Sept, 9:30am to 4:00pm, Sunday 8 Sept, 9:30am to 4:00pm, and finishing Sunday 15 Sept, 9:30am to 12:30pm. Enrolment in this series is not available after the course begins.
Why not join Catherine, Chris and other Mosaic Association of Australia and New Zealand (MAANZ) members to participate in an international community project facilitated by Tamara Froud, President of BAMM (British Association for Modern Mosaics)? This project is about building community and also celebrating the natural world. Participants will create a mosaic roundel inspired by…
Tutor: Chris Bell In this workshop, the tutor will provide a number of Christmas themed designs to work on, or you can bring your own. Instruction will be given to those who have not cut glass before. Expect to make about 8 to 10 decorations which, after firing, you will take home along with the "bibs…
Our Creative Glass Showcase provides members with the opportunity to display and sell their handmade glass creations. Held annually in the Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens Auditorium, visitors can see and buy from a large range of individual glass items, all hand made by Guild members. Entry for adults is $5.00 and children 12 and under are…
Tutor: Chris Bell Mix media is the feature of this Christmas Tree Forest. During this one-day workshop, you will create five Christmas Trees, three of which will be made from, and decorated with, fused glass. Two will be mosaiced on pre cut acrylic Christmas tree shapes. Combined they will make a decorative table decoration. Numbers:…
Copperfoil Christmas Tree, A Christmas Activity - Advanced Tutor: Jenny Keys Friends and family will admire your unique Christmas tree table decoration. Made from colourful art glass with edges copperfoiled and soldered, it is able to stand unsupported on a flat surface. Your decorative trinkets will really set it off! Prerequisite: Ability to apply and…
Tutor: Chris Bell In this workshop, the tutor will provide a number of Christmas themed designs to work on, or you can bring your own. Instruction will be given to those who have not cut glass before. Expect to make about 8 to 10 decorations which, after firing, you will take home along with the "bibs…
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Beadmaker Buddy-Up - Favourite Beads 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…
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,…
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…
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…
Traditional Glass Painting - Beginners Tutor: Warren Collins During this course, we will look at using traditional glass painting techniques that could be used to make a stained glass panel. Over the four weeks we will cover skills involved in preparing the paint, tracing, matting and the tools necessary to achieve this. Practising these skills…
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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…
Beadmaker Buddy-Up - Easter Bravery Beads 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.…
Members, join our Annual General Meeting (AGM) and social get together on Saturday 15 March at 4pm downstairs at the Guild (64 Fulcher Rd, Red Hill). Agenda includes: 2024 wrap up from President Scott McGeoch & Treasurer Debbie Pym receipt & adoption of Guild’s 2024 financial statements & audit report details of any remuneration paid, or…
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…
