Vitreus Art

5-day stained glass and fused course - Northants Join experienced glass artists Jenny Timms & Mike Caddy for this 5-day creative workshop holiday at the Vitreus Art Studio near Towcester and Milton Keynes. Our 5-day class will give you a thorough grounding in stained and fused glass and boost your creativity in an inspiring setting. "Brilliant experience. Teaching very sensitive to needs of individual students. I learned such a lot in a relatively short time." Class attendee. Ideal for beginners or those with some glasswork experience, the class begins with...

A one day workshop painting flowers and plants in watercolours. Suitable for beginners and beyond. In this new class, experienced watercolour painter and art teacher Clare Tebboth will introduce you to a loose expressive style of painting, exploring a number of plants and flowers as subject matter. This new Watercolours workshop will provide you with the scope to develop your existing skills and observational techniques, or get you started on your new artistic journey as a painter! Create several paintings with natural themes including flowers and plants This class is...

Pebble Bowl Slumped Glass Fusing over three sessions - creating beautiful glass forms with texture, for beginners and those with some glass fusing experience. On this workshop, you'll learn how to create a beautiful, textured fused glass pebble bowl like the bowls you may have admired at the studio. This course takes place over three sessions on consecutive weeks to allow for multiple kiln firings in between. Over three sessions you'll learn about different kinds of fusing, gain an insight into the kiln firing processes (going far beyond basic full...

Precious Metal Clay (PMC) - make your own silver jewellery using PMC, including a pendant, earrings and a necklace incorporating an initial letter - your own or someone else's! In this workshop you will learn about the fascinating world of jewellery-making with Precious Metal Clay - aka. PMC. PMC is a clay-like combination of pure silver and organic binders that, when fired, become solid silver. This class cost includes 15 grammes of silver PMC - enough to make 3 projects, created to give you experience of a range of clay...

Slumped Glass Fusing Tack-Fusing - creating curved glass forms with texture, for beginners and those with some glass fusing experience. On this workshop you'll learn how to create beautiful, textured fused glass art, combining glass sheets, glass frit, crushed glass, enamel pens and stringers. You can choose to make a fused glass round or square bowl up to 30cm in size plus two trinket dishes or two curved freestanding art curves the S-shaped pieces shown, or a combination of several 14cm square trinket dishes and curved glass forms - using...

Our one-day introduction to the foiling method of stained glass construction (sometimes called the Tiffany method) will give you a grounding in the fundamental techniques with plenty of hands-on experience with the tools we use, and lots of tips, tricks and a little history of modern stained glass. One-day copper foiling stained glass beginners class for up to 5 people We start out by looking at the basic processes and tools we'll be using: Scoring and breaking glass, using oil-cutter, grozing pliers and cut runner Preparing the glass for soldering...

Learn the basics of foiling stained glass and make a lovely 3d project - hummingbird, spinner, butterfly, candleholder or succulents. "The course and surroundings were very inspiring " - Margaret This special workshop is a one-day introduction to the foiling method of 3-dimensional stained glass construction - going beyond making a panel or suncatcher! You'll gain a grounding in the essential techniques of foiling with plenty of hands-on experience with the tools we use, and lots of tips, tricks and a little history of modern stained glass. One of the...

Our one-day introduction to the traditional method of stained glass construction using lead cames will give you a grounding in the essential techniques, plenty of hands-on experience with the pro-grade tools we use, and lots of tips, tricks and insight into the history of this 1300-year-old craft. We call this class our 'Garden Panel' class - you'll make a stained glass panel you can show off in your garden, or display indoors! This class is suitable for complete beginners! Our one day classes are suitable for anyone over 16, although...

One day mixed media art workshop with Clare Tebboth, for beginners and up. Would you like to add texture to your landscape paintings but don’t know where to start? Want to be a little more adventurous with your techniques? This workshop will fill you with ideas to incorporate colour, textures and ways of mixing different art materials. Suitable for beginners and up. Your experienced tutor Clare will guide you to create a number of landscape-inspired paintings. You will discover effects that can be created by combining different paints, mediums and...

Glass Fusing Weekend Course - Turning Up The Heat Learn a variety of fused glass techniques in 2 days - suitable for those who've done some fusing before. Our 'Turning Up the Heat' course is a great way to develop your fusing skills with time to make several projects within a structure created for anyone who's done some basic fusing already. This course runs over two consecutive weekend days - the date advertised here is the first of two. The course runs on the Saturday and Sunday of the same...

This new jewellery workshop will teach you how to make funky wire-wrapped jewellery - using glass and stone 'jewels' and sea-glass in just one day. You'll make several necklaces or pendants or bracelet charms - using materials provided, or you can bring your own precious pieces of sea-glass to incorporate! No previous experience is necessary just a willingness to have a go! Step by step demonstrations; Variety of stones and jewels to choose from; Simple projects with copper wire to start, more sophisticated pieces in the afternoon with sterling silver...