Martin McAssey Glass reviews

21 Nov 20'

Margaret Everley reviewed: Stained glass weekly classes in Sheffield (South Yorkshire)

"I have been attending these workshops for the last 3 years and cannot recommend them highly enough. Both Martin and Kate are excellent in every way with expertise, patience, help, encouragement and ideas and the atmosphere is always positive and welcoming. I have attended the one day workshops in fused glass and mosaic glass and had the same experiences. Martin has adapted the workshop to the present covid situation so that it has still been possible to work in an extremely safe way, something for which we have all been so grateful."

21 Nov 20'

Kim Chandley reviewed: Stained glass weekly classes in Sheffield (South Yorkshire)

"Kate is a really lovely tutor - offering expert advice and guidance with her infectious love for glass and her friendly encouragement to everyone. All teachers are jugglers and she is very generous with her time, sensing when someone needs extra support. She offers praise regularly - I was hanging onto receiving her rarely bestowed ‘perfect’ as much as a Paul Hollywood handshake. The Studio is fully COVID safe and it’s a wonderful gift to switch off from outside pressures and immerse in creating. After 6 hours every Friday for 10 weeks I have caught the bug and am returning for more in the Spring. Can’t wait!"

26 Oct 20'

Helle McCollin reviewed: Introduction to traditional stained glass (1 day) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

"Great day for beginners, knowledgeable and supportive tutor. COVID-19 secure environment. Kate was patient but kept everyone motivated and moving forward, giving extra support to those that needed it. I have been working with fused glass for 5 years but learnt something new about cutting. Really enjoyable and I will be back!!"

26 Oct 20'

Kevin Anderson reviewed: Introduction to traditional stained glass (1 day) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

"My daughter and I had a fantastic day thank you, the course was fun and informative with Kate our instructor taking everyone through each stage in a manner that made the day one that we will always remember. Many thanks"

26 Oct 20'

Amy Foster reviewed: Introduction to traditional stained glass (1 day) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

"What a fabulous day. Yesterday I did the traditional stained glass course with Kate. Kate was a excellent teacher, very thorough in all aspects. Nothing was too much trouble. Kate was very patient and happy to help out. Great at demonstrating all the different skills. This is a really lovely day course that I would highly recommend. I can’t wait to do another. The workshop was very Covid safe and clean, screens around each workstation. Thank you"

26 Oct 20'

Marie Wallace reviewed: Introduction to traditional stained glass (1 day) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

"Kate was a great teacher, patient with nothing too much trouble and gave really good demonstrations of what we needed to know/do. The studio was well set out and very covid secure with screens around each bench and all tools etc cleaned. This is an excellent course and we all thoroughly enjoyed it and the process of making our pieces. I highly recommend."

14 Oct 20'

Victoria Coldron reviewed: Introduction to Tiffany stained glass (1 day) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

"We had the most interesting and enjoyable day. Kate was a wonderful and patient teacher. We’ll definitely back!"

12 Oct 20'

Fiona reviewed: Introduction to glass painting (1 day) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

"A great day of learning how to paint on glass. Martin is an excellent teacher. He had gone to great lengths to ensure his studio was Covid-secure. He supplies all the materials and there was opportunity to complete a number of pieces by the end of the day. He is very good at explaining the techniques and demonstrating the skills, and good at providing individual help and suggestions during the day. I have been on a number of Martin's Glass courses, and would readily recommend them to anyone interested in trying something different."

28 Sep 20'

Clare reviewed: Introduction to Tiffany stained glass (1 day) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

"My mum-in-law and I attended the introduction to Tiffany stained glass day. We had a superb time. It's hard work (I'm not good at craft) but very rewarding. Kate was a great instructor, fun, very patient, and helped me out quite a lot. I would love to go back and try it again sometime. Sorry Kate ;-)"

28 Sep 20'

Victoria reviewed: Introduction to Tiffany stained glass (1 day) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

"I attended the Tiffany course with my husband as a birthday present. We both had an amazing and highly memorable day. We’d never done anything like this before but were absorbed from the minute the day began. We actually produced some not too shabby pieces of art which hang proudly in our house. Just the ticket to take our minds off other more challenging aspects of life at the moment. We thoroughly recommend you try it!!"

16 Sep 20'

Jackie reviewed: Introduction to traditional stained glass (1 day) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

"Kate provided a super safe environment during this Covid time while sharing and teaching us her stained glass passion skills. Class was well paced, organised, fun and skilfully instructed. Lovely glass to choose from, interesting patterns and amazing craft developed in such a short space of time. We all went home proudly with our glass art. Well done Kate for guiding us so proficiently."

15 Sep 20'

Hannah Richardson reviewed: Introduction to traditional stained glass (1 day) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

"I absolutely loved my day learning all the processes required to make traditional stained glass. I felt it was very good value for money as it is a full day and you learn what you need to if it's something you want to start doing yourself at home. I left with new found knowledge, a real appreciation of this skillful craft and a beautiful piece of stained glass which not only gives me so much pleasure to look at everyday but also to know that I created it means so much more. Kate's method of teaching worked very well. She is patient, calm, passionate of her craft and very encouraging. I highly recommend!"

6 Sep 20'

Kelly Bacon reviewed: Introduction to fused glass (1 day) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

"Would highly recommend this workshop. I attended yesterday and had a fantastic day. Never done glass work before but the instructions and help from Martin were excellent!!"

12 Jul 20'

Gill Winks reviewed: Introduction to fused glass (1 day) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

"Martin made us all welcome and showed us lots of techniques with plenty of chance to practise them. Really enjoyed the day. Covid precautions worked well and would certainly be interested in returning. Good value for money, I made a bowl, 4 coasters and about 8 light- catchers. Martin is a nice guy!"

20 Mar 20'

Frank Heyes reviewed: Introduction to traditional stained glass (1 day) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

"Kate Billington led the course of around a dozen people, most of whom were absolute beginners, like myself and my wife. She was very calm and thorough and seemed to generate plenty of time for individual help whenever it was needed. By the end of the day she had taken us from how to score a straight line on a clear piece of flat glass to producing a very pleasing piece of stained glass artwork. How she managed it in the time I do not know, but I enjoyed the whole day and was amazed at the skills I seemed to pick up with her help. Many thanks"

10 Mar 20'

Wayne Carroll reviewed: Introduction to traditional stained glass (1 day) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

"Christine and I thoroughly enjoyed the one day traditional stained glass workshop we both attended on Saturday. Kate is an excellent tutor. She explained each process in detail and spent lots of time with each student when needed. Imagine our surprise to walk away with 2 finished stained glass pieces at the end of the day. We will most definitely come back to experience more and we would not hesitate to recommend this to anyone. Thank you again Kate for a great day."

9 Mar 20'

Paul Smith reviewed: Introduction to traditional stained glass (1 day) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

"Really enjoyed my day. Found Kate an excellent teacher. It was lovely to learn a new skill working with glass"

7 Feb 20'

Frances reviewed: Introduction to glass painting (1 day) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

"Totally absorbing day. Very clear instruction. Will be returning for sure."

29 Jan 20'

Kate Kempster reviewed: Introduction to traditional stained glass (1 day) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

"A very intense and satisfying day. Lots of new skills to learn and a lot to fit into the day, but Kate kept a very calm atmosphere and was always there when anyone needed help! Everyone got on well and supported each other, and we were all very proud at the end of the day with our finished items. It was very interesting and we all learnt a lot, and had a lot of fun at the same time. Thanks Kate for your expertise, humour and patience !"

29 Jan 20'

Judy reviewed: Introduction to fused glass (1 day) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

"Great day, good fun and scope to be creative. Martin is an excellent tutor. I highly recommend this and all his other courses"

27 Jan 20'

Leah reviewed: Introduction to traditional stained glass (1 day) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

"This was an excellent day covering many skills. Kate was a superb teacher. She explained everything so well and was very encouraging and patient. I needed a lot of help being a rather non crafty, non practical individual. The final piece was stunning however with help! I did enjoy the day but found it quite intense. The soldering right at the end finished me off - wish I had had time to practice this skill. Thankfully Kate stepped in doing the job otherwise I might still be at the studio! I do fancy the mosaic workshop however with no soldering in sight. Thank you for the experience."

27 Jan 20'

claire lowe reviewed: Introduction to traditional stained glass (1 day) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

"Very good quality of teaching and materials. For the length of the day I would have preferred a slightly earlier start 9am/9.30am."

26 Jan 20'

Chris Jones reviewed: Introduction to traditional stained glass (1 day) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

"Had great day. Kate was really helpfull. Definitely be back for more. Thanks Chris"

20 Jan 20'

Helen reviewed: Introduction to fused glass (1 day) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

"Having never worked with glass before I didn't really know what to expect. The workshop was excellent, Martin was a great tutor and the day exceeded my expectations. I was amazed by how much we made during the day. I will be booking again."

20 Jan 20'

Catherine reviewed: Introduction to fused glass (1 day) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

"The course was well organised & Martin is a good tutor. I have never worked with glass before and I was amazed how many pieces I produced. I loved it."