Glass painting courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts

This 2 day stained glass painting workshop in Shrewsbury is structured to cater for different levels of beginners, including complete beginners. It's a brilliant opportunity to learn or develop a range of traditional painting techniques that were practised by the craftsmen back in the earliest years of creating stained glass windows in Europe. Please read the schedule below for a further insight into what to expect over the 2 days. Contact me and select the course that suits your calendar for 2020 or 2021. The start dates show the first...

Unleash your creativity on this friendly taster course which introduces you to the techniques of traditional stained glass painting. You will be working in a professional stained glass studio and the exciting day is both intensive and rewarding with results you can take home. You can choose from a selection of designs or bring your own design, and will learn how to mix paints, how to choose brushes, how to trace, matt and shade your design, and how to kiln fire the paint and silver stain on to the glass....

If you prefer the benefits that come with more personal and concentrated tuition, then we can tailor a one-to-one programme to the particular area of glass you wish to gain further skills in. Whether you’re a complete beginner, or someone already with considerable experience, we can design a course which focuses purely on your specified areas; whether it be the very basics of glass fusing or more advanced kiln-carving techniques. Choose the length of course that suits you, we can accommodate anything from 1-5 days to guarantee you an invaluable...

This is a more detailed 2 day course you will learn how to design and make an A3 sized stained glass panel in a relaxing and friendly atmosphere. No previous artistic experience is required as pre-made designs will be available, however you are more than welcome to create your own design. The course will be delivered by a fully experienced stained glass artist in a simple step-by-step process. This includes: Creating a design on paper Making a cutline Cutting the glass Leading-up the panel Finishing the panel On completion you...

Using imagery ranging from hand-drawn artwork to images found on the internet or in books as inspiration, you will learn to create artworks using painting techniques, coloured vitreous powders, use of fine line enamels and decorative inclusions. You will also learn how to use stencilling techniques to create a design that can be sandblasted into the glass surface. We’ll cover the ancient technique of silver staining and use of high-temperature pigment enamels in the design and production of your very own bowl and a series of wall pieces! This course...

In this one day, one to one course you will learn the fascinating mark making technique of sgraffito. This involves applying black enamel over coloured bullseye glass and 'scratching out' a design to reveal the colours underneath. This includes: Creating a design on paper Matting with black glass enamel Using various tools and templates to create shapes and textures On completion you will take home your own bullseye glass sailing boat with a cast jesomite base and series of your own glass design experiments. The studio is well ventilated and...

Tutor: Martin McAssey. Martin is a professionally qualified teacher with many years’ experience of teaching glass classes. This is a one day glass painting workshop based in Martin's studio at the learning centre at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet in Sheffield. This workshop is for beginners as well as the more advanced student, the workshop is run with a maximum of ten students ensuring that each student receives individual attention. Each student has use of a workbench with all the tools and equipment they will need while taking part in the workshop....