Short Courses May - October 2013 - West Dean College

GLASS AND MOSAICSGLASS 30Mosaics 31Martin CheekGlassStained glass for beginnersMay 3–6LW3819 | £302 |Learn the art of stained glass as you designand create your own 25cm square glass panelin a weekend. Each process is covered – glassselection, cutting, leading, soldering, cementingand finishing.CAROLE GRAYFused glass for beginners – coastersand tilesJune 27–30LW3926 | £364 |Gain knowledge in essential techniques forshaping and decorating kiln-formed glass as youcut and assemble Bull’s Eye glass to form a glasspanel and coasters, to be fused in the kiln. Youuse pre-bought moulds to slump and exploreways of decorating with colour and texture onthis hands-on course.KATRINA BEATTIEFusing and slumping with pâte deverre glassSeptember 16–193D4073 | £396 |What is pâte de verre? The mysteries of thisancient French technique of fusing crushed glassin the kiln will be revealed. Experiment withcolouring methods, make a glossy, fully-fused,low-relief pâte de verre tile and a panel with acrystalline surface to slump into a bowl-shapedmould.KATRINA BEATTIEMaking coloured glass bowlsMay 6–104D3824 | £464 | /Work with kiln-formed glass to create a set ofpersonalised coloured glass bowls. Beginningwith techniques for cutting sheet glass in variousshapes, you will then develop your own ideasbuilding coloured glass blanks through fusing,adding decorative detail and texture. Finally, youuse moulds to ‘slump’ your work as the intricaciesof the kiln firing processes are explained.ALEX ROBINSONGlass engraving for beginners andimproversMay 10–12WE3828 | £205 | /Experiment with drawing (or lettering) onglass as beginners are introduced to thetechniques of drill and hand engraving throughdemonstrations and one-to-one teaching.Improvers work on their own projects.TRACEY SHEPPARDAn introduction to making glass beadsJuly 19–21WE3961 | £259 |Work hot glass and discover the possibilitiesof glass bead design. Use a torch flame tocreate coloured beads and learn how to applydecorative effects such as frits, canes, stringers,dots and metal leaf.BARBARA MASONStained glass – layering, colour,pattern and drawingAugust 10–16SS3996 | £714 (incl all dinners) | NEWSUMMER SCHOOL |Draw inspiration from botanical forms as youexperiment with layers of colour, light and shadeto create a finished stained glass panel. WithWest Dean Gardens as inspiration, you developdesigns and then make samples exploring thevarious techniques. Sandblasting and a varietyof fired paint techniques can be used to addgraphic line and texture that helps capture thejewel-like quality of glass.HELEN ROBINSONMaking and decorating glass beadsSeptember 23–263D4094 | £380 |Using coloured glass rods and the torch flame,learn how to make and decorate glass beads.Styles covered include colourful twisted glasscanes, ribbons and latticini, or apply dots tocreate geometric patterns and flowers.BARBARA MASONStained glass with glass paintingSeptember 26–29LW4096 | £302 |Sample each technique involved in makinga stained glass panel – from cutting glass toleading and cleaning up the finished work –then study past examples to inspire your owndesigns. Sandblasting and traditional glasspainting (which needs firing) can be included inyour design.SASHA WARDTaster days: See page 8Glass engraving – decorative letteringSeptember 27–29WE4100 | £205 | /Drawing inspiration from early manuscripts, youfocus on creating strong, well-designed lettersand experiment with ways of decorating them.TRACEY SHEPPARDIntricate surfaces – colour and texturewith kiln-formed glassOctober 4–6WE4118 | £245 |Explore the magic of creating texture and lowrelief designs in glass. On this course you willmake a range of colourful glass nuggets as youare introduced to glass cutting, slumping, kilnprocesses and fusing with confetti, frits and glassinclusions.ALEX ROBINSONHelen RobinsonPage 8Taster DaysSummer 2013For more informationplease see pages 8–1030 Fees listed for each course are non-residential – please see page 67 for accommodation costs | Short Courses May–October 2013