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Glass beads on mandrels

Glass Lampworking Experience for 2 | Blended Monkey Studios | Date To Suit

£370.00Price
2-PERSON PRIVATE GLASS LAMPWORKING EXPERIENCE - CREATE YOUR OWN BEAUTIFUL BEADS
 
Date to Suit

£370 including refreshments throughout & lunch (catering to all dietary requirements), materials, use of equipment on the day, tutoring & certificate of completion.
 
In this one-day private lampworking experience you will learn the basic technique of bead making by winding coloured glass from rods onto a stainless steel mandrel over a hot flame.
During the course of the experience, you'll progress from small single-coloured beads to decorated beads - with the aim that by the end of the experience you will have made at least one large bead using different coloured glass and several smaller single or dual-coloured beads.
 
You will learn how some glasses react with one another to produce different effects.
 
The morning session will cover basic bead making and decorating techniques allowing you to experiment independently in the afternoon - this could include some encasing or playing with glass frits. 
Time will fly by! 
 
This GLASS LAMPWORKING EXPERIENCE for 2 is held in the ceramics studio in the peaceful setting of our Blended Monkey Studios located in lovely cottage gardens. 
 
This full-day private experience includes refreshments throughout, materials, use of all the equipment, lunch and a certificate of achievement. 
 
About a week before your workshop date, we'll e-mail you again with more details about parking etc.

Refreshments will be provided throughout the day, and a light, rustic farmhouse-style lunch is also included - tailored to meet all dietary requirements. Depending on the weather/time of year, lunch can be taken either out in the cottage garden or in our country kitchen which has a view over the garden. 
 
We also offer accommodation in the form of our Crafter's Retreat cabin subject to availability (www.craftersretreat.co.uk) or we can advise of other local B&Bs.
Those booking to stay in our Crafter's Retreat together with this workshop will enjoy a discounted "stay & craft" package.
 
The 1-day experience includes:
- All materials, use of tools and personal eye protection equipment.
- Refreshments (tea/coffee/soft drinks) and a light, rustic farmhouse-style lunch - catering to all dietary requirements.
- Personalised 1-2-1 tuition
- Certificate of completion.
- Please wear old clothes or bring an apron or old shirt to protect your clothes. No floppy sleeves or open shoes.
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  • Booking, Cancellation & Refund Terms & Conditions

    • The purchaser of the workshop may cancel the workshop up to 2 weeks before the workshop date with a full refund.

    • If we need to cancel a workshop at short notice for reasons beyond our control, such as illness or mechanical breakdowns, the first option is to rearrange a mutually convenient date or receive a refund. In the event of cancellation for any reason, we are unable to reimburse travel, accommodation or any other expenses that you may incur in relation to the cancelled course.

  • Meet our Guest Tutor

    "I grew up in Belfast, in a family where creativity was very much encouraged whether it be painting, photography, writing or crafts.

    I actually studied music initially but later trained as a gardener and still enjoy both of these.

    When I first moved to Ely, 14 years ago, I did a glass leading workshop at the cathedral and realised just what a wonderful medium glass is. From there I explored copper foiling and eventually glass fusing, buying my first kiln in 2014.

    By chance, I was invited to attend a weekend lampworking course and was immediately smitten. Lampworking tuition was hard to come by and I travelled long distances to get the opportunity to access equipment and learn more. Eventually I was able to set up my own workshop space (in the garage!) and have since attended workshops with some amazing bead makers.

    I get as much pleasure out of making one beautiful glass bead as I do out of making a whole necklaceful!

    More recently I have been developing my silversmithing skills so that I can make findings that complement my statement bead jewellery.

    I take part in Cambridge Open Studios (in Ely) every July and love the opportunity to exhibit with other artists.

    To me, lampworking is about playing with the endless possibilities of shape, colour and texture that you can only get with glass. Much of the glass I use still comes from Murano in Venice so I feel as though I am carrying on a very ancient art.

    I love teaching and it never ceases to amaze me to see what can be achieved in a short space of time."

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