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New Year, New Workshops
Happy New Year – Almost!
Just a quick update to say that I’ve started to add dates to the 2026 calendar – here’s the post I did earlier, over on FB.
Are you hoping to do something fun, creative, or mindful, in the new year? Got something to celebrate? A birthday, a hen-party, or just want to spend some quality time with family and friends?I’ve updated the workshop calendar for 2026, and if you book in the next few weeks, you’ll beat the imminent price increase.So far, I’ve only planned in Taster group workshops – I’ll be adding some full day sessions in the next few days, but if there’s a a least three of you, it’s worth looking at the Private Taster workshop – it works out cheaper per person, and you get to choose the date, rather than waiting for availability.This year, I will also be doing some special workshops, where there will be specific themes, or we might look at different techniques such as textures & kiln carving, or specific makes such as framed pictures.I’ve talked about it before, but now the new space is taking shape, and I have more storage and organisation, this is the year that I hope to finally introduce those multi-session courses (but there’s no point in doing this until the space is actually ready)All the photos are previous student makes.
Here are the links, these will take you off site to my booking portal at Craft Courses.What are you looking forward to in the New Year?
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Studio Update
I’ve been at Shed 2 Studios fifteen years this October!
When I first moved in, I shared my space with my lovely friend Nic, who I met at university.
It was really more a place to keep all my glass, tools and equipment. This was ever growing, and taking over the house. But I quickly loved to be in the space, and started to make more use of it. I got asked to run workshops, so I would do these on weekends when Nic wasn’t in her side, to give students a bit of room.
It was a fairy natural progression when Nic decided to move on, that I would take over the whole space. Loadsa room, right? Wrong!
More room meant I could buy more tools, equipment and of course glass (being able to buy bigger sheets, saving money). It also meant I could run classes more often. It didn’t take long before I was making full use of it all, and a few years ago, began to spill out in to the communal areas – much to the chagrin of other studio members, sorry guys! So when a space came up, I decided to take a leap of faith and jump in. It’s right next to my own studio, but on the other side of a stud wall. Whether I will eventually take that wall down, I don’t know yet.
The plan for now, is to get a roof on as soon as possible. Shed 2 Studios is an old Victorian factory building. It has an open, high apex roof; a lot of heat goes up! And sharing with three woodworkers, a lot of dust comes down, too!
The new area is going to be the main teaching space for taster and shorter workshops. It is going to have large storeroom/cupboard. As it’s more out of the way of the communal area, I am going to use it as a consulting space. When someone wants to discuss a commission, for example.
The bit I am most excited about though, is that it is also going to be used a mini gallery space. I finally will have the chance to put my work on display, rather than hiding in boxes. This will inspire students, and give them lots of ideas.
I also plan to open the studio as a pop up shop once or twice a month, so that people can come along and see my glass art ‘in the flesh’. It also affords me the opportunity to design new and experimental pieces; having this creative freedom fills me with joy!
But first, operation tidy up, paint, put up shelves, and the small matter of a roof…. wish me luck!
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