Advanced 2 day Fused Glass Jewellery

The advanced two-day weekend course provides an excellent opportunity to further explore fused glass jewellery with a focus on achieving a personal style and a professional finish.

We will concentrate on designing and creating our own individual sheets of glass using transparent, opaque, dichroic and reactive combinations of glass with access to a wide variety of inclusions, frit, stringers, and other decorative media. We will work mainly in the Spectrum COE 96 (Oceanside) glass range.

You will learn:

To explore and combine appropriate combinations of glass (by COE)
To work with reactive glass combinations for new and interesting decorative effects
To understand kiln firing schedules for full fuse, tack fusing and fire polishing as well as decals and glass paints
To make your own personally designed sheets of glass on day 1 with which we will shape and create individual pieces of jewellery on day 2
To work with decals, fibre-board, glass media and silver foil and other inclusions
To use other cold-working studio equipment for fine cutting, drilling, sand blasting or etching to produce finished glass pieces for jewellery
To plan and present your designs to include the necessary findings to ensure your jewellery is wearable to a professional finish
We will problem solve together and work individually learning from each others’ experience and creativity
We’ll design and make a final piece by the end of day 2, using techniques we have covered
We’ll admire each others work and be encouraged and inspired by our creativity!

There is a minimum age limit for insurance purposes of 16 years or older unless accompanied by a guardian who is also booked onto the course.

to book : http://rainbowglassstudios.co.uk/glassmaking-classes-workshops/