Australia Day 2026 – Guild closed
The Guild is closed for Australia Day 2026.
The Guild is closed for Australia Day 2026.
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…
Tutor: Katrina Jackson Delivered in 2 sessions, first use live plants fused between 6mm clear float glass in order to leave a "fossil-like" ghost image in the glass. After break, have fun using glass frit and powders to create a scene of your choice on clear glass. Your pieces will be fired for you to collect…
Tutor: Wendy McKean In this tutorial, you will review basic torching skills before making an ocean-style bead decorated with shells. This tutorial will not only cover the use of a brass press to shape glass, but also the application of surface decoration using silvered stringers and glass chips called murrini. Students will then learn how to…
Tutor: Katrina Jackson 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…
Tutor: Warren Collins In this 16-hour course run over 4 weeks, students will look at using traditional glass painting techniques that could be used to make a stained glass panel. You will learn skills involved in preparing the paint, tracing, matting and what tools are used to achieve this. Practising these skills will be a…