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Glass Making Experience Days: This great introduction to glass making is the perfect way to gain an insight into this ancient art and learn some of the skills and techniques that have been used for hundreds of years. The taster will begin with the basics of safety including the basic skills to shape hot glass from the furnace. With a maximum of four students per instructor, you will get plenty of hands on time learning how to use the state of the art tools and machinery to create a bespoke solid glass piece such as a paper-weight. No experience needed, just curiosity and enthusiasm!
Once you have arrived and been welcomed to the studio the taster experience will begin with a welcome and safety talk before getting introduced to some of the tools and how to use them. You will quickly move on to collecting molten glass from the furnace and working under the watchful eye of the master glass maker. You will then learn how to shape and add colour. With help from the instructor, you will be able to utilise the skills you learnt to create your own piece. The session will end with a glass blowing demonstration from the instructor.
Please note: Your piece will be sent to you after the experience as it will need to be fired in the kiln for hardening, and then ground and finished, at an additional cost of £20, payable in advance to the studio.
Availability
This experience is available one weekend a month from
January - May and September - December.
Spring dates (Jan - May) are nearly all full now. Autumn dates will be added soon. Please contact asap to hear about available dates.
Requirements
Minimum Age: 18
Basic level of fitness (on your feet most of the day).
Disabilities – Please call to find out more.
Duration
Experience Duration: 3:00
Time Spent at Venue: 3:00
The Glass Making Taster runs as two sessions per day.
10am till 1pm and 2:30pm till 5:30pm
Please note that classes may overrun by up to 30 minutes.
Group Size & Spectators
Participants: The Glass Making Taster near Aylesbury is for 1 participant.
Max Group Size: 8
Spectators Allowed on Site: No
Group sizes consist of a maximum of 8 people, with a minimum of6 people needed to be able to ensure the date goes ahead.
Due to the nature of the experience, spectators are not able to attend.
Where is it Located
What to Wear
Comfortable clothing (will get hot and dirty). Avoid flammable
materials and wear full length trousers (no skirts).
Participants may wish to bring other clothing to change into at the
end of the day.
Weather
This experience is not affected by the weather.
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To take the Glass Making Taster - Aylesbury, you must be aged 18 or over. You will need some basic level of fitness as you will be on your feet most of the day too.
The Glass Making Taster experience is located in Westcott, Ayslesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18.
The glass blowing experience is held in Aylesbury on Ashendon Road. The specific location can be viewed on the map option on the web page.
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