Glass blowing classes

What is glass blowing? Can you make glass blowing at home? Jon Lewis offers glass blowing tuition for beginners. In the fully equipped glass hot-shop the students will learn all about the ancient and magical craft of glass making.

All of the glass which the students make can be taken home when cooled overnight. Learn how to gather, blow and shape hot molten glass straight from the furnace. Come and experience this ancient craft and create your own glass objects. Classes are restricted to very small numbers (often only two people) which ensures the undivided attention of the class tutor. West Horsley is about minutes east of Guildford and less than an hour by car or train from London.

First, blow some air through the pipe to check for obstructions or hardened glass on the end. When you’re sure it’s all clear, put the tip of the pipe into the glory hole furnace to heat it. Glass Blowing in a Studio.

Warming the tip of the pi. All participants enrolled in the workshop will participate one at a time in creating their piece. Blown glass projects must be annealed as part of their finishing process. You may pick up your creations business days after your class. During this class you will blow your own drinking glass.

Pick your own combination of colors and away you go. We will work closely with you as you shape and even try opening the glass with special glass blowing tools. This is a very fun class that gives you memories each time you drink from your creation. Using borosilicate glass heated over a propane or oxygen flame, Douglas and Julie are able to fashion a stunning array of decorative objects including jewellery, hanging vases, candle.

PARTY AD ON - We make a vase or bowl for your ce. We look forward to welcoming you back into the gallery. Get creative and experience the ancient art of glass blowing. Following your expert tutor through an intimate, full-day session, you’ll learn the basics of working with hot glass and familiarize yourself with the unique tools of the trade. Then, things get technical and you.

We run a number of furnaces, and although we do not guarantee a particular tutor for the 1-day blowing courses you can be sure that each tutor will be highly qualified and experienced. An exciting and intensive glassblowing short taster course introducing beginners to the wonders of hot glass by blowing your own tumbler. GLASSBLOWING TASTER COURSE - BLOW YOUR OWN TUMBLER CALENDAR View available dates and book your blow your own glass tumbler course. The taster class will give people an opportunity to try their hand at blowing a small clear vessel and a small dish, and to experience the unique problems that working with a molten material pose.

Basic glassmaking techniques such as gathering, marvering and blowing will be included. We run glass blowing courses for beginners, no previous experience needed but you have to be min years. SALT offers a range of courses throughout the year for students to create a unique glass art work. With one on one help.

Ingrid Pears-hot glass studio is a Nottinghamshire (UK) glass design and manufacturing company located in Nottinghamshire specialising in bespoke blown glass. We work mainly to our own designs and private commission work. Free glassblowing demonstrations. For the first-time glass blower or even the experienced artist, our studio is fully-equipped to help you enter the world of glassblowing.

Our instructors will guide you on how to manipulate the molten glass to create beautiful ornaments and open your eyes the possibilities in a safe and controlled environment. This shop has special meaning to us because we took our first glassblowing classes here.