PLEASE NOTE THIS WORKSHOP IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TO THE ONE ADVERTISED IN THE LEAFLET
This is a one day taste of what it’s like to work in stained glass. This day with Dave Teece, replaces the original workshop scheduled with Jackie Hunt and the emphasis will be on copper foiling with a little leading rather than exclusively using leading.
During this one day session with glass artist Dave Teece, you will create a stained glass mirror. Using some pre-cut glass and some that you’ll have a go at cutting yourself. You will use some leading techniques but, mainly use copper foil techniques to create your piece. If you’re not sure of the difference, the lead is an H shaped frame that the glass slots into on either side of the H shape. This is what allows you to connect the pieces of glass together – it is all fixed in place with soldering at the joins. Copper foil is soft and wraps around each piece of the glass in your design – all the copper edges are then soldered together. During this workshop you will design and create a glass framed mirror using a combination of these two methods. The glass pieces around the mirror will be joined together using copper foil techniques. Then the whole thing will be encased in a lead frame.
You will:
– Learn how a stained glass design is planned
– About the tools required for different types of glass work
– Have a go at cutting glass safely
– Work through the process of assembling, foiling and soldering your panel
– Use lead to encase and frame the final design
– Apply techniques for finishing a glass panel
Please note that lead-based products such as lead and solder will be used – these are toxic substances and pregnant or breast feeding women are advised not to handle lead or breathe in fumes.
Please note there is a £15 material charge payable on the day.
Click on the title below to find a list of what you’ll need to bring with you if anything.
