Immerse yourself in the beauty of summer blooms and use them as your inspiration to create a unique statement glass piece for your home, whether you decide to make a large bowl, platter or vase.
Join expert glass artist, Jazz Dixon and design and create your own beautiful floral glass piece, inspired by the colours and flowers of Summer.
Plan of the Day:You will be welcomed with refreshments before spending the first part of the morning walking around the beautiful flower fields observing and drawing some of the amazing flowers. This part of the day will help develop your ideas for your own glass piece. Time will then be spent creating some simple guided sketches, taking time to observe the shape and colours of the flowers.
Jazz will then give you a brief talk and introduction to fused glass and the range of materials available before moving on to designing your own unique statement glass piece. This can be a square platter 30cm x 30cm, a glass bowl 30cm diameter, or a glass vase approximately 25cm tall. Jazz will guide you through the practicalities of the design process and show you how to incorporate the ideas from your sketches.
After breaking for lunch (please bring a packed lunch with you), you will create your design using a wide range of coloured accessory glass, all under Jazz’s expert guidance.
Your finished design will be taken away and fired. It will be available for collection from West Sussex or East Sussex, or we can arrange for your piece to be posted to you in approx. 3 weeks. (at your own risk)
Subjects Covered:An explanation of the art of fusing glass
Understanding how to choose glass to create beautiful glass decorations
Practice with different decorative techniques to create your piece
An exploration of different ideas & inspiration to spark your own imagination
A beautiful large flower bowl, platter or vase
– enjoyed the beautiful surroundings of the flower fields in Summer and had time to observe and sketch the flowers
– learnt about fused glass and the range of techniques used
– used some design skills to create your own unique design for your statement glass piece of your choice
– created your glass piece (platter, bowl or vase) ready for firing using your sketch ideas and your design
– used a range of accessory glass to create your piece
– had a fun and relaxing creative day
Tutor:Jazz graduated as a BA Hons Designer Maker from the University of Brighton, specialising in glass. For many years she taught design and crafts to children and now she teaches glass techniques to adults. She has a reputation for patience and intimate knowledge of glass as material and a variety of techniques for crafting it.
All Materials needed to create your decorative pieces
All equipment required for the day
Use of a craft apron
Refreshments throughout the day- please bring a packed lunch
A tour of the flower fields with the proprietor Emma Martin
Jazz will fuse your piece after the course day and then send it to you within approx. 3 weeks. Firing and postage is included in the course ticket.
No experience necessary.
This day involves basic glass-cutting, which Jazz will show you and help you with.
Jazz teaches in small, informal groups
The day is very hands-on, practical and relaxed.
Pitfield Barn Cut Flower Farm is a British cut flower farm, nestling in the Sussex countryside, close to the picturesque village of Hurstpierpoint.
Standard Ticket £160
Wednesday 24th June 2026
10.00am – 3.30pm
Pitfield Barn Cut Flower Farm, Chalkers Lane, Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, BN6 9LR
Once you have booked, you will receive an email confirmation – please check your junk mail if you have not heard from us.
Shortly before your course date you will receive another email giving directions and any joining instructions. Again, please check your junk folder if you haven’t received anything.
We are also running a whole range of other fused glass art courses in 2026. You can find out more about these, and all our other crafting courses, here.
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