travel – Manchester Stained Glass

I’m making an exciting shift in my studio practice and taking a break from teaching the one‑day stained glass workshops.

I’m focusing on the magic of kiln‑fired Glass Fusing Experiences, relaxed, creative morning workshops where you can play with colour, light and texture, and make something truly unique.

✨ Next Glass Fusing Workshop: Saturday 23rd May (Bank Holiday weekend) create a beautiful fused glass Heart. ✨ All the details are on the Boutique Glass Fusing Experiences Manchester page.

Glass fusing is a wonderfully accessible way to explore glass art. No experience needed just curiosity. Every fused piece is unique, so your creation will be truly one‑of‑a‑kind.

Each workshop takes place in my Hope Mill studio in Ancoats (part of AWOL studios), with a small group of just four people, so there’s plenty of guidance and support.

You’ll design and make your own piece using the templates I provide, little birds, hearts, coasters, hanging suncatchers or a small trinket dish, depending on the session.

You’ll learn how to cut and shape glass and use colourful decorations such as frit, stringers, dots and tiny Murano pieces (like slices of candy rock).

Your finished pieces will be fired in the kiln, available for collection within two weeks, or can be returned to you.

fused glass heart
fused glass coaster
Fused glass Bird
Fused glass heart
Fused glass heart
Glass heart workshop

Alongside teaching, I’ll also be spending more time on my own glass projects, developing my skills in traditional fired glass painting something I’m really excited about.

If you’d like to see what glass fusing looks like, have a look at @glassfusing.manchester to see the beautiful pieces people have created in my workshops.

I’d love to welcome you to a fusing session soon it’s a joyful, colourful way to spend a morning and create something you’ll be proud of. Booking information for Boutique Fused Glass experiences

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.