Beware, Fused glass is addictive! I was first introduced to Fused Glass by the fabulous Alison Zwaard who runs Handmade in Netheredge
in Sheffield. If you enjoy arts and crafts, delicious food and great company you must do one of her workshops. I met Alison in 2013 when I was in the early stages of developing Crafts Afloat, my floating craft business. Since then Alison has become a wonderful friend and business mentor. Her openness to share her expertise, and her enthusiasm to support others to succeed is so inspiring. After just a few hours in Alison’s beautiful studio, I was hooked on Fused Glass! The effects you can create, the colour, bubbles, sparkle and texture are just amazing. Opening the kiln to see what magic has happened overnight never fails to excite me, I look forward to it every time.
Many of my workshop participants feel the same, so I developed the Next Level Fused Glass workshop for people who have completed my beginners class. During this class you can create a hanging light catcher, a small slump dish and two pieces of float glass jewellery. As a final larger project, you will have the opportunity to make a bowl, a platter, an arched candle holder, a framed piece of glass or a set of four coasters.
These workshops are run once every two months. Beware though, you’ll be buying your own kiln next!
