Teaching
Day long courses that run from 10-4:30pm. Learn how to cut glass and lead to construct a traditional leaded panel. No previous experience or equipment required and all materials included in workshop. The course includes learning to cut different types of glass, designing a small panel around A4 size and using lead and solder techniques to construct and complete your piece.
Over two intensive days create your design and make your stained glass panel. This course provides more time to focus on techniques and processes, suitable for some who has already undertaken the 'taster' or 'one day course' and would like more time to explore this fascinating craft. For dates please look at future workshop menu (under teaching section from the main menu)
Taster workshops in glass painting. These are 2.5-hour sessions where the focus is to create your own painted and framed piece of glass art. Using traditional glass paints, spend some time experimenting and mark making to create textures (the glass will then be fired in my kiln). The finished piece will need to be collected or posting arranged. Sessions lasts from 10am-12:30pm or 1:30pm- 4pm. Please highlight which session on your booking form.
If you could bring an apron or over shirt and wear warm clothes. Unfortunately, these courses are not suitable for pregnant women, due to working with glass paint.
This course new for 2025
A half day workshop (2.5hr) incorporating the copper foiled process. Learn how to cut opaque glass, apply copper tape and solder piece add a length of wire to create your own glass flower.
This day course will focus on experimenting with a range of mixed media techniques using a variety of drawing and painting materials. We will be spending time developing a series of marks and exploring a variety of surfaces, with the afternoon session focusing on one or two of these areas in more depth to create some finished or work in progress pieces.
During this short workshop you will learn to cut glass and use lead and solder or copper foil - all traditional stained-glass techniques - to create a Christmas decoration.
Suitable for the complete beginner. Duration 1.5 hours
Create a small stained glass love heart or panel in just 2.5 hours! And in the process learn more about this fascinating craft. sessions run from 10-12:30 or 1:30-4pm
Please get in touch to see about dates and availability as I run these courses regularly throughout the year. Have a look at my Facebook page facebook.com/katehendersonart to see examples of students work made on these courses. These workshops are held in Ormiston, East Lothian.