Saturday, 28 April 2012

GLASS CLASSES AT LEITRIM SCULPTURE CENTRE

Glassblowing for Beginners Workshop


Dates:    Mon 23rd & Tue 24th April
Trainer: Graham Reid
Course Fees: €240 (two days) - 10am to 5pm
Participants:   4
Experience: No experience required

In this two-day workshop participants will explore the extraordinary medium of hot glass. They will learn how to gather glass out of the furnace, to control and shape the hot glass, to blow a bubble and make a simple vessel. Working in two small teams, the emphasis of this course is hands-on experience, with demos and support from an experienced glassblower.

Sand Casting with Hot Glass Workshop

Dates:   Sat 28th & Sun 29th April
Trainer: Keith Seybert
Course Fees: €285 (two days) - 10am to 5pm
Participants: 6
Experience: No experience required

This two-day course will introduce participants to the potential of molten glass as a creative material through the process of hot casting into sand moulds. They will have the opportunity to ladle glass straight from the furnace and pour into prepared open-faced sand moulds made with found and sculpted objects. This is the most direct method to create your own solid sculptural forms in glass. No previous glass working experience required and all materials are provided. Please bring your own objects to press in the sand. Appropriate footwear is a must; leather boots are preferred, leather shoes are acceptable. No open-toed shoes or sandals!

E: info@leitrimsculpturecentre.ie
W: www.leitrimsculpturecentre.ie
T: 071 98 55098

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