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Date: 15 Feb 2026Adult - Workshop
Times: 11am - 5pm
Join Shirley Eccles for this adventurous glass fusing workshop playing with Opt Art and Mosaic techniques.
You will be able to extend your skills and techniques involved in Glass Fusing and Slumping. We will make two items during the day. This course is project-based, and the aim is to learn different fusing techniques. It will give you the opportunity to experiment with a variety of fusing ideas and glass materials.
Project 1: Op Art. Inspired by the art style of the 1960s, you will learn how to create optical illusions in your glass. We will create an illusion of movement, like swelling or warping within the glass. Different colour combinations and patterns can be considered to create a very unique piece of glass art.
Project 2: Glass Fused Mosaic. Design a picture by inlaying small pieces of glass and then grouting it with glass powders to create an intricate and colourful glass ‘painting’. Your glass mosaic will be fused together. You can either create a small wall hanging or a shallow slumped platter, which will involve a second firing.
Skills/Techniques Covered
Design techniques and special effects
Fusing processes
Glass cutting techniques
Melting glass stringers over a flame.
Preparation of moulds for slumping
Health and Safety when working with glass materials
Level
This course is designed as an experimental course in Glass Fusing and Slumping and is project-based. It can be adapted to suit a range of abilities, including beginners.
Materials
All Materials are included in your course fee.
Please bring with you
A sketchbook/notebook and pen
Photos, patterns and pictures to use as inspiration
A dust mask
An apron
An old but clean dishcloth is useful
Wear closed-toe shoes
Collection of work
All projects will be taken away for firing in a kiln and will be returned to The Base for collection.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Communication Road, Greenham Business Park, , RG19 6HN Newbury, United Kingdom, Thatcham, United Kingdom
Tickets
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