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This taster day introduces beginners to the exciting possibilities of warm glass – using fusing techniques to form glass in the kiln. With a focus on colour and texture, you will be making small glass Christmas decorations.
By the end of the day you will have created a number of glass fusions. In producing this work, you will have learnt how to cut glass and the tutor will also explain what happens to the glass during the firing cycle and glass compatibility.
We will cover simple glass cutting – cutting straight lines, circles and strips.
The course fee includes the cost of all glass and the firing.
Available from shop: We have a generously stocked craft shop, which opens daily from 8.30am–2pm, for any materials you need to purchase from the shop. Craft knife, scissors, art brushes, tracing paper, ruler, card, super glue, eraser, notebook, paper, rubber, tweezers, fine tip marker pen – Sharpie, coloured pens or pencils
Please note As the kiln firing of final pieces of work will need to be done at the end of the course, any work left will be ready to collect from the day following your course at midday, and will be kept for you for six months.
If you are unable to arrange collection within this time, you may wish to consider booking an additional night accommodation, to enable you to collect your work the following day when the kiln has cooled.
Student registration: 9.15am - 9.30am
Course teaching: 9.30am - 5pm
Morning session: 9.30am - 1pm
Lunch break: 1pm - 2pm*
Afternoon session: 2pm - 5pm
Teaching finishes: 5pm
*Lunch can be purchased on campus, view options
Martin Cheek has been making mosaics for over 30 years and is the author of seven best selling books on the subject. He hand makes every piece of fused glass for his mosaics, each batch sometimes requiring several firings in the kiln to get it right. There is always some mystery in what the glass will do in the metamorphic process of heat.
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