Glassblowing Full Day Masterclass

Create your own glass art using historical glassmaking tools and techniques.



6 hours Class size 1 to 6     label £320 - £350 (£350 per guest when you book for 1+ guests, £320 for 4+ guests)

Start this class as a beginner and leave a glassmaking addict. In this full-day workshop, you will learn each step of the glass-blowing process from experienced and encouraging glassmaking experts in their inspiring studio!

With all of the materials, supplies and equipment needed to make your own glass provided in this workshop, learning to blow glass couldn't be easier.

Although you're building your technical skills, there's still room in this workshop for creativity- after all, you're learning from top glass-blowing artists! With all the colours you could dream of, get experimental and let your imagination take the reins to style your glass. At the beginning of this workshop, you will learn how to prepare different colour and texture techniques to apply to your glass pieces.

Choose three of the following glassware, art and ornaments to make during the workshop:

  • Drinking glass
  • Bowl
  • Vase
  • Christmas bauble
  • Paperweight

Master how to safely and confidently heat molten glass in a 1100-degree furnace, which you will then gather and remove from the furnace using historical hand-forged tools. Make sure you're full of hot air for the next step! Once you have perfected removing your glass from the furnace, it's time to learn how to sculpt and blow your own glass.

After a hard and hot graft, it's time to chill out! Cooling your glass is equally as fascinating and important as heating your glass. At the end of the workshop, you will learn how to safely and adequately cool your glass like a professional.

Many students learn best through a combination of demonstrations and a hands-on interactive teaching approach. This workshop is no exception! You will watch a demonstration and then safely understand more about each step in the glass-blowing process by having a go yourself.

Not only will you take your three perfect and personalised glass pieces home at the end of the workshop, but you will also be leaving with a complete understanding of the glassmaking process and techniques and a burning hunger to create more gorgeous glass.


Knowledge required
Complete beginners
 
What you'll get
Three finished glass masterpieces.
 
What to bring
  • Although lunch in our full-day course is included in the workshop, you’re welcome to bring along any food and drink with you or visit the on-site cafe. It’s important to stay hydrated so make sure you bring along a bottle of water.
  • Please wear flat shoes and comfortable clothing. If it’s a cold day outside, layer up but do choose clothing that you can reduce- nobody wants to blow glass in a woolly jumper!
Location

Blowfish Glass UK - Red House Glass Cone - Unit 15, Red House Glass Cone, High St, Wordsley, Dy8 4AZ

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With its goal to be an ambassador for artists and their work, Blowfish Glass elevates a time honoured craft into the aesthetically sublime. Female glass artist, Bethany Wood leads their online gallery – a treat for the senses, it hosts a diverse array of startlingly singular work that conveys an acute understanding of contemporary glassblowing. Who better than to learn from? If Blowfish Glass's customer satisfaction wasn't enough of a selling point, they prioritise experimentation in their courses, allowing you not to get too bogged down by a strict format so you can follow your artistic intuition! Blowfish Glass have been making waves in the medium, assuring them an easy spot in our list of the best glass blowing courses.

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