• General

    Can I put my tree up yet?

    The last few weeks, I’ve been busy making new stock for the galleries and for selling events, that I hope people will love enough to adorn their tree with.  Each year, I make a new decoration design, and having recently got a laser cutter at the studio, I’ve been taking advantage of that with some delicately engraved snowflake designs, along with offering the option of personalised ornaments.

    I’ve listed some designs, new and old, over in my Etsy Shop, or if you’re near Ilkeston on the 10th December, I’ll be taking my decorations, along with other glass, to the Erewash Museum for their special Christmas Event.

    xmas-2016-72dpi023 xmas-2016-72dpi026 xmas-2016-72dpi046 xmas-2016-72dpi050 xmas-2016-72dpi058 xmas-2016-72dpi065 tree decoration

     

  • General

    More Workshop News

    Well, it’s been a busy couple of weeks, making stock for selling events, and preparing for classes. Yesterday’s workshop was a sell-out, and so is Saturday 3rd December.  There are still a couple of spaces left on “Don’t Panic”.

    I’ve been teaching in the studio, and at other venues – workshops are now on the road!  Yes, as well as coming to the studio to learn all about glass fusing, whether on a full days workshop, or to try a taster session, I can now bring the classroom to you.

    This will be restricted more to ‘taster’ style workshops, by which I mean, the session will not including learning to score and break glass, and is less intensive on the technical side.  But you get to spend more time spent being creative!

    It also means I can run the workshops for bigger groups if you have the space; it can work for a much wider age range; people with dexterity or hand strength issues can do the taster sessions, as indeed those with mobility issues – cutting glass can be physically tiring and is often better to be standing up whilst you’re learning the basics. In addition, there is limited space in the studio, and access is not the best, so this could work for disability groups in spaces more suitable for their needs.  Perhaps a support group, where the participants prefer to be in familiar surroundings.  Whilst the studio has good transport links, not everybody can easily travel, but I can come to you, and I can also fit in with your regular meetings or sessions.

    Please get in touch if you would like to know more.

    These images below are some of the results from a recent “on-the-road” workshop, that was so popular, they have asked me to go back again this week.

    A piece made during a workshop that was taken "on the road"

    creswell-4-for-web creswell workshopLets get more people being creative, everybody who’s been doing these workshops keeps telling me how much they enjoy them.

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  • Exhibitions,  General,  Glass,  New In the Studio,  News & Events

    Forthcoming Events

    Whoops, where does the time go?  I should have been posting this ages ago, but I’ve been kinda busy getting ready for the said forthcoming events, as well as playing with the new laser cutter at the studio.  The latter has not been as successful as I’d hoped, why does technology fail you when you need it most?  Perhaps I should have made things a little sooner..

    Anyways, busy weekend for me.

    Saturday, I am at Southwell Methodist Church for “Handmade With Love” – a collection of around forty hand-picked, hand-made quality gift and food stands.  Free to enter, it’s on 9.30 to 4.30, so an early start for me!

    Sunday, I am at Deborah Williams Hair Dressing Salon in Stapleford, as they get ready to gear up for Christmas.  A small selection of food and gift stands, come along for a warm welcome, and join us for a glass of Prosecco or a beer, and some very special offers.

    Hopefully you’ll be able to make on or other of the events, or both!  Meanwhile, here’s a sample below of this year’s new Christmas design, first time out this weekend and a new technique for me.  I’ve made a range of colours of these, and hope to be able to also offer personalised Christmas decorations – what a fantastic gift idea!

    Christmas Decoration

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