Learn glass casting. Create your very own, unique, cast glass keepsake with expert tuition from glass artist, Jade Pinnell.
You will make a model in clay, create a mould and fill it with crushed glass ready to fire in the kiln. You will then collect the piece or have it posted at a later date.
Great for beginners.
Create your own piece of cast glass to cherish and display.
This is a 1 day workshop.
See available dates below
1-1 Tuition is available at the studio. This is a great opportunity to create your own glass sculpture with expert tuition in a fully equipped, glass artist studio. Realise a particular project or learn glass casting by exploring techniques from the basics to core casting. Student-led.
Contact Jade via jade@jadepinnellglass.com for more info and to discuss dates.
Cast Glass is a solid, 3D, form of glass. The technique of casting glass involves creating a mould, which is then filled with cold, crushed glass and melted in the kiln.
The courses take place at Jade Pinnell's studio in the picturesque town of Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire. The studio is part of a complex of buildings; the Tithebarn Workshops. There is also a cafe on site.
Each group course can have a maximum of 3 students. If you require all 3 spaces you are welcome to book the entire day for your group.
A cast glass keepsake is a 3D glass piece. The keepsake will be a freestanding sculpture, entirely made by you, that will look fantastic displayed on the windowsill or next to a light source.
Due to the nature of the process, your glass piece won't be ready to come home with you on the day. The aim of the course is to create a model and then a mould, which will be ready to fire at the end of session. It will be fired within 2-3 weeks. Jade will contact you once the work is ready for collection or it can be posted. If collecting you may wish to come back and do a full cold-working day to finish your piece, which you can book as an add-on to your course, OR you may just wish to de-mould the piece and take it home with you as it is.
If posting Jade will ensure the piece is washed and any sharp bits are removed for you. P&P is £10.
If you choose to come back for the Add-on Coldworking Day you will learn the basics of cold-working which include:
-Grinding up to full Polish using magnetic pads on the flatbed grinder.
-Surface finishing techniques including hand-lapping and hand-grinding using grits and diamond pads.
- Dremel engraving.
The aim is to finish your Keepsake so that it stands securely, remove any sharp/protruding areas and to finish any other surfaces to either polish or satin finish. (There is the option to use some existing pieces at the studio to practice on if you prefer.)
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