I love to teach, especially with complete beginners.
The joy of discovery on people's faces as they learn
is what really inspires me.

Photo By Richard Downton

We are very excited to announce the opening of 'Studio 19' at the Old Dairy in January 2008.
There are eight stations for students plus the demonstration station. There are many new facilities
and much more room.
 Pictures from previous classes:-
Julie Denton Soft Glass Sculpture in the Flame......Click here
 Pictures of Sarah Hornik's class and some of the beads.......
 Pictures of Michi Suzuki's class......
 Pictures of RedHotMinx......
Pictures of MnM ....

 

General Information

Places are allocated on receipt of a deposit on a first come first served basis.

Please note:-   to book please send deposit £50.00 for one day  or £100.00 two days :
Cheque or Paypal please- I regret I am unable to take credit cards

The Balance is payable on the day -
Price of individual classes on application.

email dianaeast@globalnet.co.uk or phone 01162867664, 07773226123
to check availability

then please send a cheque, made out to Diana East
 to:
Diana East
The Old Dairy
George Street
Enderby
Leicester
LE19 4NQ

Classes run from 10.30 till 4.30 with probable over run
Dates of classes and available places will be shown if and when they are scheduled 
apart from one2one classes which will be arranged to suit.

 For payment and booking details 
Booking form: download

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Booking on Paypal :-

UK Premier Account Name: D J D East
Email: dianaeast@globalnet.co.uk
please add 4% for paypal fees

If you use paypal, please email the booking form

I regret I am unable to take credit cards

 

Click here for Map and Directions to the Old Dairy, George Street, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 4NQ

Some local Bed and Breakfasts and Hotels:
Heritage Hotel 0116 2861919 www.heritage-hotel.biz  about £40.00 per night, great Indian Restaurant too.
About five minutes away by car - possible to walk if you're feeling energetic - about 2 miles.
 Narborough Arms, 6 Coventry Rd, Narborough. 0116 2848212
Faith Cottage, 400 Ratby Lane, Kirby Muxloe, Leicester. 0116 2387435
Mill on the Soar Hotel, Coventry Rd, Broughton Astley, Leicester. 01455 282419
Corus Time Out Hotel, 15 Enderby Rd, Blaby, Leicester. 0870 6096106
Forge House, College Street, Ullesthorpe, Lutterworth, Leics, LE17 5BU. 01455 202454
Check out   http://www.databrowse.co.uk/hotels/Leicestershire/Leicester.html

 

 

Tuition 2011

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*Silver Stringers *
Half Price Fun Day

Sunday 29th April 2012

11.00 am till 4.00pm £60.00 (normal price £120.00)

Venue:- Studio 19 (LE19 4NQ)

Tutor:- Diana East

See Silver Stringer Class



Venue Studio 19 (See map and directions)
Tutor Diana East
Times 11.00 till around 4.00
 

£20.00 to book - if using paypal please add 4% paypal fees. Eight spaces.

 

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Astrid Riedel

at

Studio 19

 http://wwwastridriedel.blogspot.com/

13th/14th/15th June 2012
£160.00 for individual days with a discount for two or three days
Absolutely no idea how she's doing this latest stuff!!
But it's beautiful.

Followed by

*Open Day*

on Saturday 16th June
11 am till 5.00 pm

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Marble Extravaganza Class
with
Sean Taylor and Diana East

at The International Festival of Glass in Stourbridge 20th to 23rd of August 2012. Details will be up on www.ifg.org.uk soon. :-)

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Murano
Davide Penso Accademy
15th /16th September 2012
See http://davidepenso.it/diana_east.html
 

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Evening Classes
Click

Next Evening Class Thursday 8th March 2012
7.00 till 9.30pm
Newbie/Next steps
£25.00
SPACES


 

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Paperweight Class with Di East,
£100.00 per day

Look out for a repeat/sequel to this fun class!
also available as a one to one at Studio 19

Paperweight course by Dawn Price

Posted on Thursday Nov 10 15:20:00 UTC 2011

Paperweights and paperweight style beads course.

I had a fab day at Tuffnell Glass studio having a lesson with  Diana East at Tuffnells.  The day started off with making buttons, with Diana showing us how to make the shanks and buttons in one piece.  We then went on to learn how to make paperweights and beads with selections of sea life looking murinni and fancy canes.  We also learnt how to make the canes and murinni. 

This is my first one now I'm back at home, I will be making more of these, they really are fun to do!

http://www.dawnsbeadboutique.co.uk

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                                                                       'Gismos'

 

Paperweight Class with Di East, Saturday 5th November 2011
£100.00
 Please contact Tuffnell Glass to book

Venue-Tuffnell Glass Studios , Rudston,East Yorkshire.

Date - Saturday 5th Nov 2011.

Time - 10am -5pm

Class Level- Intermediate

8 students per class - 8 places left

We will be making 'Gismos' and learning to encase them. These can be used both in paperweights and paperweight style glass beads. Hopefully we will be able to do both in the day though maybe not quite so complex.

Gismos are just the little things made before hand to put into paperweights or paperweight style beads. They can be bits of cane or little implosion type things etc. See above a picture of a bead with a sponge cane in it and by the side of the bead is shown the 'sponge' cane and two gismos made from it ready to put into a bead, One has a yellow background and one blue. They are slightly domed and already encased in clear with a clear stringer handle to stick out of the kiln whilst warming them up ready for use - just one example.  The shell in the paperweight is another example. It is premade but not encased. The shells actually make really nice little ear studs too. Simpler gismos are the pointy bits of cane that become the crinoids in lilac and green in the bead. There's other bits of cane doing different things both in the paperweight and the bead.

Tea and coffee is provided free of charge throughout the day . There will be a 1 hour lunch break, please bring your own lunch or there is a country pub only 1 minutes walk away.

Please bring your own eye protection .All glass, tools mandrels and torches are provided , if you need a creaion station
please tell us so we can fit it to your torch before the class starts.

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Paperweight Class with Di East, Sunday 6th November 2011

£100.00

Please contact Tuffnell Glass to book

Venue-Tuffnell Glass Studios , Rudston,East Yorkshire.

Date - Sunday 6th Nov 2011.

Time - 10am -5pm

Class Level- Intermediate

8 students per class - 7 places left

We will be making 'Gismos' and learning to encase them. These can be used both in paperweights and paperweight style glass beads.

Tea and coffee is provided free of charge throughout the day . There will be a 1 hour lunch break, please bring your own lunch or there is a country pub only 1 minutes walk away.

Please bring your own eye protection .All glass, tools mandrels and torches are provided , if you need a creation station
please tell us so we can fit it to your torch before the class starts

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The class with Lucio was a jaw dropping success - everyone I have heard from
who attended seems to have been totally inspired. he made some amazing
 pieces right in front of our eyes. Thank you Lucio for coming to our little studio
and thank you Sally for organising it and doing all the bookings.
It was AMAZING!
 Here's a few pics

Lucio Bubacco
at Studio 19

Wed to Fri, 7th to 9th September 2011
Saturday10th September 2011
Sunday 11th September 2011
see Frit Happens Forum
Please contact Sally Carver to book
redhotsal@lampworkbeads.co.uk

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Full Professional Grounding Introduction Class
Next Class tba
 click here for contents of this class

Tutors; Diana East and Sally Carver
Using oxygen and propane torch with kiln annealing

Studio 19, The Old Dairy, Enderby near Leicester
Two Days
 Tuition 10.30 A.M. to 4.30 P.M. + time for packing up, questions etc.
Price on application

Web Sites:  www.glass2wear.com    www.redhotsal.co.uk

Emails:   dianaeast@globalnet.co.uk   redhotsal@lampworkbeads.co.uk

  For these introduction classes you will have two expert tutors working in tandem
to give you the best possible introduction to this art form.

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 is provided. Please bring your own lunch - there is a lovely deli just two minutes away
and also the Co-op.
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.

£100.00 deposit to book: email dianaeast@globalnet.co.uk or phone 01162867664 to check availability
then please send a cheque made out to Diana East to:

Diana East
The Old Dairy
George Street
Enderby
Leicester
LE19 4NQ

Places are allocated on receipt of a deposit on a first come first served basis.

 For payment and booking details 
Booking form: download

Booking on Paypal :-

UK Premier Account Name: D J D East
Email: dianaeast@globalnet.co.uk
please add 4% for paypal fees

If you use paypal, please email the booking form

I regret I am unable to take credit cards

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'Next Steps' Glass Beadmaking

with

Diana East &Sally Carver


 Date TBA
 10.30 till 4.30
Intermediate
Price on application
At
Studio 19
 The Old Dairy
George Street
Enderby
Leicester  LE19 4NQ
0116 2867664, 07773226123

 

Web Sites:

www.glass2wear.com    www.redhotsal.co.uk

Emails:  

dianaeast@globalnet.co.uk   redhotsal@lampworkbeads.co.uk

Some of the things we can cover :- Casing; Cane making; Fuming; Enamels; Ageing and Patinating; Gold and Silver Leaf and Foil; Reduction Glass (Irridescent);
Reactions; Colour Mixing; Dichroic; Aventurine; Copper Mesh; Silver Wiire,
stringer control, sculptural and off mandrel beads etc. etc.

 


This course is designed for those who have done an introduction class and have set up and started
to make beads. It will include casing and add on effects such as foil, fuming, dichroic, aventurine
and reduction frit - all the sparklies! We will also backtrack a bit on all that stuff you couldn't quite
remember from the intro class.

All equipment is supplied and you will be able to take away a bound set of notes plus a share of the demonstration beads made by us and anything you make.

Drinks and snacks provided - please bring your own lunch or you can visit
the great Olive's Deli just up the road or the Co-op.

For payment and booking details 
Booking form: download

Booking on Paypal :-

UK Premier Account Name: D J D East
Email: dianaeast@globalnet.co.uk
add 4% for paypal fees

If you use paypal, please email the booking form
I regret I am unable to take credit cards


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One to one
One day Introduction to Glass Bead Making
with

Diana East

  10.30am till 4.30pm
price on application
 click here for contents of this class
Date arranged to suit you
 Phone me 0116 2867664
 click here for contents of this class

All equipment is provided.
Please bring your own lunch - there is a lovely deli just two minutes away and also the Co-op.
Half a kilo of lovely coloured Venetian glass and a bound set of notes for reference are yours to take away with you plus the demonstration beads made by me and everything you make.
We will cover as much of the Full Professional Grounding instruction as possible in the time.

   £50.00 deposit to book (£52.00 by paypal)

For payment and booking details 
Booking form: download
 Booking on Paypal :-

UK Premier Account Name: D J D East
Email: dianaeast@globalnet.co.uk
add 4% for paypal fees

If you use paypal, please email the booking form
I regret I am unable to take credit cards
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One to One classes
with
Diana East

Price on application
   £50.00 deposit to book (£52.00 by paypal)

phone me to arrange a date - 0116 2867664

This is for people who have already set up in bead making.

All equipment is provided.
Please bring your own lunch - there is a lovely deli just two minutes away and also the Co-op.

One subject /more than one subject in less depth/just a refresher -Anything you like.
10.30 am till 4.30 pm at The Old Dairy, Enderby

Can be more than one person.

Phone me, 0116 2867664, to check availability and decide date and subject. 
Then send £50.00 deposit and bring the balance on the day.
 Bring your own tools and eyewear if possible. 

Some possible subjects: 

1. Working on bead ends to get them better and some ways of correcting with cold work.
2. Hundreds  of ways with enamels (as many as we can get through in one day)
3. Fuming - kits available for sale - again loads of different effects.
4. Casing without tears and how to eliminate bubbles and smudges.
5. Engraving - where to get what you need and what effects you can get e.g.. cutting through colours. 
6. Dichroic - having trouble? Can't get it to behave? I can help.
7. Sparklies - Nice to add a bit of pazzazz - aventurine, czs, reduction frit, pixy dust.
8. Foil and leaf, gold and silver.
9. Colour mixing.
10. Twisties
11. Stripy canes for flowers and leaves
12. Hollow mandrel wound beads
13. Long beads
14. Sculptural beads
16. Matching pairs for earrings (make both at once)
17. Masking with dots
18. Making decorated shards
19. Scrolling, raking, feathering, gravity twisting, side shifting
20. Raku
etc. etc. etc.......

For payment and booking details 
Booking form: download

Booking on Paypal :-

UK Premier Account Name: D J D East
Email: dianaeast@globalnet.co.uk
add 4% for paypal fees

If you use paypal, please email the booking form
I regret I am unable to take credit cards

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