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:
FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER - FRAGMENT FUSED GLASS
SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER - WOVEN GLASS
FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER- FUSED GLASS JEWELLERY
SATURDAY 21 NOVEMBER- LAYERED LANDSCAPES
SATURDAY 5 DECEMBER- FESTIVE DECORATIONS
SUNDAY 13 DECEMBER - SCREEN PRINTED GLASS COASTERS
Screen printing on glass
Students are introduced to the printing process, taught stencil making and how work with colourful glass enamels, finished pieces are 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 enamel printed glass, students create their own panel or curved sculpture.
Students can create their own landscape or layered image
Minimalist tonal layers
Winter scene with hand painted detail
Scene based on a photograph
22 nov 25
22 nov 25
22 nov 25
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
Fragment fused glass
In this class students learn a special technique developed by Helen to recycle and fuse glass into a colourful bowl or decorations, participants learn how to cut glass, use coloured glass frit and spend a mindful few hours making their masterpiece.
Fused glass jewellery in a day
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