This course, apart from being a lot of fun, is designed to give you a very good professional grounding and is supplied with copious notes on all the background stuff you really need to know whether you are interested in becoming a professional or only want to take bead making up as a hobby.

You will be able to see my collection of beads by international artists and work that I am engaged in as well as previous work. I have a collection of books on glass beads for you to look at and videos to sample. I like to show students the extent of possibilities available to you once you have taken the plunge into glass making in all its inspirational glory!

Understanding how glass works under heat is really important if you want a low wastage rate on your creations and careful explanation and illustrations of its various properties are dealt with in an easily understandable way and contained in the notes.

Where to get everything and how to set up is all set out for you and in two days you can learn all the basics. It's quite challenging but it's also incredibly rewarding not to say addictive.
I will show you a cheap way and a more professional way of setting up and getting started. Recommended equipment, materials and suppliers are all listed in your notes.


All equipment and snack lunches are provided.
Half a kilo of lovely coloured Venetian glass and a bound set of notes for reference are yours to take away with you plus a share of the demonstration beads made by us and everything you make.

The studio where we will be working is part of the Old Dairy where I live which is a converted factory. It is a pleasant situation and very easy to find near junction 21 of the M1 motor way. There are pleasant B&Bs nearby at £35 to£40 per night.