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New Year 2025 Workshops

Now booking – One day Stained glass beginners workshop

This year has seen my skills in painting on glass starting to grow, with the invaluable support and skills advice of Dennis Eckersley of Design Lights, thank you so much Dennis. Painting on the glass plays with light coming through the glass, and with the colours, to add further dimensions and delights to stained glass windows. Have I mentioned how Stained glass is like magic, and eye candy for the soul.

I will be adding painting to commissions and continue to practise and play with this in wee free moments.

Stained glass panel – Painted Hare – sold

Stained glass workshops –

I am running stained glass beginners workshops, roughly once a month on a Saturday. Below in Slide Show, are some of the students and pieces they have made from the One day workshops and the Courses.

Due to commissions and other commitments, I am not running the Introduction to Copper Foiling workshops for a short while.

Stained glass panel – Painted silver birches private commission.

The daytime 8 week course will continue to run, I love to watch people progress and confidence grow in these workshops, along with all the friendships and wonderful design ideas and concepts. Both courses are full in January through to March. Please do contact me to add you name to the list of interested people and I will let you know when places become available.

Stained glass panel – Sunflower burst – own work.

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Thursday Stained glass course

Starting 19th September – one place available

Early September on holiday in Brittany, I had chance to look inside a few local churches and was rather blown away at the beauty and complexity of the painted stained glass windows!

On a more achievable fun level, the opportunity to join one of my stained glass courses and make your own stained glass panel, minus the paint, has just come up. Now, we wouldn’t make such a complex design, but I find that glass is such uplifting eye candy that you wouldn’t be disappointed with the outcome and for years to come can enjoy the sun lighting up the glass.

The space on the Thursday Morning course, is short notice for starting on the 19th September, but you never know, someone may be free and this is will be just the ticket for starting for Autumn.

Do contact me if you would like to join Contact

Now for some Brittany Stained glass.

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Slow down, breathe and break glass

Also known as mindfulness whilst being creative

I think it’s well acknowledged that being creative is good for us, takes the mind off the ‘to do’ list and a respite from the little lemon that life throws at us. It is a chance to engage outside our normal day to day tasks, in a vibrant, tactile way using our hands, transforming glass into art pieces.

I have been running workshops and teaching stained glass, copper foiling and now fused glass, for many years. What I have found is the journey of learning to make stained glass is not always about the obvious, but an array of different reasons for people.

One women who comes to the Wednesday morning course, has said ‘it’s her therapy’, and to be fair, we have a good laugh, and non-judgemental positive encouragement, recognizing ‘our wins’ is important. Meeting new people, fostering community in a creative slightly structured setting, learning a new skill, personal growth and confidence, whilst playing with beautiful glass, is hard to beat for the feel good factor.

With this in mind I have two new workshops which hopefully cater to peoples available time.

Both are fun, creative and can give a bit of a buzz.

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  • Wednesday stained glass course
  • Wednesday Stained glass course
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Explore the workshops and courses, and feel free to contact me with any questions. Stained glass and copper foiling require various hand tools and involve standing at a bench to cut glass and lead. Creating fused glass can be accomplished while seated, provided that minimal cutting is involved.

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Christmas Sparkling Glass Treats

Christmas decoration Workshop in Copper Foiling

Being the First of November,  I feel it is almost safe to mention Christmas?

I hope so, as here are – Creative fun Christmas workshops in copper foiling. Come and learn the craft and make a shiny decoration to take home.

Workshops Booking now:

November Saturday 19th – One day Copper Foiling workshop, with Christmas themed patterns and glass. Make a holly decoration and another piece of your choice. All materials, lovely shiny glass, tools and lots of cups of tea/coffee and biscuits included. Cost £115               Follow the link in red above for more information and booking. 

November 10th – Copper Foiling short evening course. One space left on this 4 evening course, held on 4 consecutive Thursday evening, starting on Thursday 10th Nov. Discover copper foiling, learn all the skills and create your own decorations or sun-catchers (patterns available and lots of support and guidance). All materials, lovely shiny glass, tools and lots of tea, coffee and biscuits included. Cost £180   Follow the link above in red for more information and booking.

Tuesday 22nd November. A one off weekday Stained glass for beginners workshop, not quite a Christmas themed workshop. I am teaching two people and there is opportunity for another person to join us and have a fun day creating a small stained glass panel, in this new workshop. All materials, tools, teas and coffees and biscuits included. Cost £155.00    If you are interested please contact me.

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New Year 2022 and first video on cutting glass

The Autumn Workshops and Courses and short Video how to cut glass.

The New Year 2022 see’s my first ‘How to’ video hit YouTube, not expecting to be an overnight sensation, more of a reminder for people who’ve attended workshops. Please Check it out. 

COURSES: I have spaces on the Wednesday Morning course and a Copper Foiling 4 week short course, do have a look, new skills and fun for 2022.

WORKSHOPS for the next three months booked up super fast, as Christmas present experiences I believe. There is space on the Introduction to Copper foiling on the 2nd April. 

It was a very busy creative autumn with lots of beautiful glass panels, sun-catchers and Christmas decorations made. The slide shows a range of work from the Copper foiling 4 week short course, Introduction to Copper Foiling workshop and Stained glass for beginners workshops.

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Don’t forget, the Wednesday morning course starting on 16th February.

Do contact for more information or with any questions.

And do have a watch of:

How to cut stained glass – Sharon Campbell

I may make more…..what do you think? 

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