Glass Slumping Workshop For Beginners

At this one day glass slumping workshop, your artist, Marina, will welcome you with a coffee or tea and a quick tour of a working glass studio. With a vast array of completed works on display you will see the amazing scope of this art form and be truly inspired for the day s projects.

Your workshop then begins with an overview of safety procedures and an introduction to the tools and equipment you will be using. The day is mostly hands-on punctuated with instructions and demonstrations to move you through the program which includes:

* Suitable mould materials.
* Patterning your glass
* Making a mould for your platter
* Glass cutting practice
* Cutting your platter
* Using the glass grinder

At 1pm we take a break and enjoy a light 3-course lunch, which will give you a chance to take it all in and to share and compare with fellow classmates in a relaxed atmosphere. Then it s back to work!

* Preparation of pattern for coasters
* Making a slumping stencil
* Loading the kiln
* Firing programs

By the end of the day, you will have prepared a set of four patterned glass coasters and a glass platter slumped over a stencil mould.

There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions and you will leave with a comprehensive set of class notes. The firing process takes place overnight and pieces will be ready for collection the next day either direct from the studio or at a later date from one of several locations throughout Melbourne. Alternatively you can arrange for your pieces to be mailed/couriered out (additional cost).