A rare opportunity to create a beautiful glass flower-relief piece inspired by the textures and colours of Summer, using plant material you select from the venues abundant flower fields.
This course day is now SOLD OUT. But we have other fused glass art courses with places still available and you can find out more about these courses here….
Fused Glass Relief Panels – The Art of Kiln Carving on 9th May
Fused Glass Art Poppies on 24th September
Christmas Sparkle in Fused Glass on 9th November
Or if you’d like to register your interest in future ‘Fused Glass Art – Plant Reliefs’ courses, please email admin@julietsargeant.com
Join glass artist, Jazz Dixon for a craft class with a difference. Learn to create your own beautiful glass flower-relief piece inspired by the textures and colours of Summer.
Plan of the Day:You will be welcomed with refreshments before Jazz starts the day with a short introduction to glass fusing and the days project. Jazz will work with you to prepare the clay slabs that you will use to create your designs. Once the clay is rolled there will be a time to wander around the beautiful Pitfield Barn cutting garden so you can gather some specimens to use in your design.
The plant material you gather will be used to press into the clay and create your designs. You will then use a plaster mix and cover the clay to create the relief design. This is a messy workshop and you will be provided with an apron and a mask to wear during this part of the creative process.
There will be a break for a tasty lunch made in the Pitfield Barn kitchen, before returning to your mould. During the afternoon, having removed the clay and cleaned your mould, you will select the coloured glass for your piece and add any coloured accents that you choose.
At the end of the day your finished moulds will be taken back to Jazz’s workshop where they will be fully dried before they are fired.
Please note: Your pieces will be finished by Jazz before being sent to you by post, arriving approx 3 weeks after the course day
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.
Subjects Covered:An explanation of the art of fusing glass
An exploration of different ideas & inspiration to spark your own imagination
Understanding of the use of clay and techniques to create reliefs of plant material
Understanding how to choose glass to create beautiful glass reliefs
Expert tuition
All materials needed to create your decorative piece
Equipment required for the day
Use of a craft apron and masks
A tasty lunch and refreshments throughout the day
A tour of the cut-flower fields, with Emma Martin, the proprietor
Jazz will fuse your piece after the class and then send them to you within approx. 3 weeks of the course day
Enjoyed a tasty lunch and creative company
Explored the cutting garden and selected material to create your design
Learnt a little about fused glass and learnt about relief design and mold making
Had fun playing with clay and plaster
Created a mold ready for your glass pieces
Created all the design for a curved glass relief panel and a set of 2 coasters
A beautiful plant relief piece and a set of two coasters
No experience necessary.
This day involves basic glass-cutting, which Jazz will show you and help you with.
Jazz teaches in small, informal groups (max 9).
The day is very hands-on, practical and relaxed.
The Venue:Pitfield Barn Cut Flower Farm is a British cut flower farm, nestling in the Sussex countryside, close to the picturesque village of Hurstpierpoint.
Early Bird Ticket £117 (first 4 tickets sold)
Standard Ticket £137
Tickets include all materials, expert tuition, postage of your fired pieces to your home, refreshments and lunch.
Wednesday 5th June 2024
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.
About 2 weeks before your course date you will receive another email giving directions and any joining instructions – please check your junk folder if you haven’t received anything.
We have a range of fused glass art courses in 2024. You can find out more about them and our other creative craft courses here.
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Tel: 01273 834 083
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