
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!
NEW FOR SPRING 2024!
We now have a dedicated workshop space next to our studio at Manchester Craft and Design Centre to offer more regular classes, in depth courses and private group workshops. Further details and examples of participants work below.
BOOKING FOR 2024 CLASSES NOW OPEN
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