Description
What is lampworking?
Lampworking, also known as flame working, is the ancient art of melting glass on a hot torch, wrapping it around a mandrel and shaping it into beads or sculpting into other forms. There are a myriad of combinations of colours and types of glass that can be mixed with precious metal to create some truly stunning effects
About your workshop experience
In this workshop you will learn to melt Borosilicate glass rods at the torch and sculpt into seaweed forms. For those who have no experience in lampworking we will learn to create simple seaweed forms. For those who have experience of the torch we will explore more complex forms.
This workshop includes:
- Health and Safety demonstration of beadmaking
- All of the necessary protective equipment required to wear while at the torch
- All of the materials required to create your beads
- Tuition for using the main torch and the smaller Smiths Little Torch
- Tuition for making stems, leaves and bulbs and how to assemble the components successfully
- Kiln annealing of all pieces made on the day
- Tea, coffee and biscuits throughout the day plus lunch (we are a 5 star food hygiene rated catering venue too!)
- Techniques covered will depend on your experience and speed
What will I make?
Techniques covered and number of pieces made will depend on your experience and speed. This depends on your speed, but most people will make enough elements to create at least one finished, branched piece of seaweed
Course Dates
Dates are very flexible; please get in touch for the next available date. We can run them Thursdays through Sundays inclusive.
There is a 12 month expiry from date of purchase on booking in your session. Note we typically have a 2/3 month lead time when booking your workshop date.
Important – please wear closed-toe shoes as you will be working in a studio with glass, and natural fibre clothing if possible.
