Workshops
Over the years as a glassmaker, Helen has shared her skills in a variety of hands on craft courses. Making kiln formed glass with enamels is a unique creative process which she enjoys teaching to others. The informal classes are suited to complete beginners and those with some experience of printing or fused glass. It is an enjoyable day out and no matter your making experience you will create your own unique glass piece to treasure!
Workshops take place in our dedicated teaching space next to our studio at Manchester Craft and Design Centre. Here we can offer more regular classes, in depth courses and private group workshops. Further details on scheduled dates and examples of participants work below.
2026 DATES:
SATURDAY 17TH JANUARY - SCREEN PRINTING ON GLASS
SATURDAY 31ST JANUARY - LAYERED LANDSCAPES
SATURDAY 14TH FEBRUARY - FRAGMENT FUSED GLASS
SATURDAY 28 FEBRUARY - WOVEN GLASS
SATURDAY 14TH MARCH- FUSED GLASS JEWELLERY
Introduction to glass screen printing.
Students learn the principals of stencil making and printing with glass enamels, finished pieces include decorations, coasters or a hanging panel.
Students set of three geometric decorations
Materials and tools
Applying metallic enamel to the printing screen
Printing square coasters
Christmas decorations in the kiln
Students screen printed tiles
Hanging panel demonstration
Hanging panels in the kiln
Geometric hanging panel
Art nouveau inspired hanging
Students christmas bauble
Students decoration - seaside theme
Layered landscapes
This course focusses on building up images in layers of printed glass, students create their own panel or curved sculpture.
Layered landscapes students finished pieces
Students can create their own landscape or layered image
Materials, tools and inspiration
Examples and inspiration for students
Hands on printing
Student adding hand painted detail
Layers fused together in the kiln
Shaping in the kiln
Minimalist tonal layers
Winter scene with hand painted detail
Scene based on a photograph
Woven glass
This workshop concentrates on glass cutting, enamel application and pattern forming, finished pieces can be a woven effect bowl or panel.
Woven glass bowl
Woven glass texture and print detail
Multicolour woven glass panel
Woven piece before firing
Fused glass jewellery
Working on a small scale, students learn how to cut glass and apply coloured and metallic enamels to create their own set of kiln fused glass jewellery.
Fused glass earrings with silver plate fittings
Students make their own jewellery collection
multicolour collection
Cufflink examples with enamel printed design
Experimentation with pattern and texture
Sgrafitto technique pendant