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.

Tuition 2008


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


Some local Bed and Breakfasts and Hotels:
Cini, 26 High Street Enderby, Leicester, 01162863009 bookings@cinirestaurant.co.uk

www.cicirestaurant.co.uk  -Easy walking distance! ( maybe a little expensive but saves on taxi fares.)
Faith Cottage, 400 Ratby Lane, Kirby Muxloe, Leicester. 0116 2387435
Mill on the Soar Hotel, Coventry Rd, Broughton Astley, Leicester. 01455 282419
Narborough Arms, 6 Coventry Rd, Narborough. 0116 2848212
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

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.

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Full Professional Grounding Introduction class
Using oxygen and propane torch with kiln annealing

click here for contents of this class

Saturday/Sunday 28th/29th June 2008

For payment and booking details 
Booking form: download

See more details below


Other classes coming up

July 2008

Julie Anne Denton, internationally renowned artist and teacher, 'Soft Glass Sculpture in the Flame'

24th Taster/Introduction  £150.00 7 places

25th to 27th Intermediate, £450  7 places

28th/29th Advanced £300.00  7 places

All Six days £500.00  7 places

For payment and booking details 
Booking form: download


Sarah Hornik - Thursday 28th to Sunday 31st August 2008

£100.00 per day or £350 for four days

 

Corina Tettinger - 20th to 23rd September
Prices and information to follow.


Bronwen Heilman - Thursday 20th to Sunday 23rd
November 2008
Prices and information to follow.

Michi Suzuki -  October tbc

 Prices and information to follow.

Venue:
Studio 19

The Old Dairy
George Street
Enderby
Leicester
LE19 4NQ

Tuition 10.00 A.M. to 4.00 P.M. each day
 

£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:

 


Full Professional Grounding Introduction classes
Using oxygen and propane torch with kiln annealing

click here for contents of this class

Next Classes :

Saturday/Sunday 28th/29th June 2008

Saturday/Sunday 27th/28th September 2008

For payment and booking details 
Booking form:
Tutors; Diana East & Amanda Glanville

    
Diana East 'Apogee'                                                  Amanda Glanville 'Space Cactus'

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

Studio 19, The Old Dairy, Enderby near Leicester
Two Days
Tuition 10.00 A.M. to 4.00 P.M. + time for packing up, questions etc.
£260.00 for two days
 

£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.

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.
T
here are pleasant B&Bs nearby at £35 to£40 per night.

'One to One Wednesdays' £100.00 each
Restarting November 2007 - phone me - 0116 2867664

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

One subject /more than one subject in less depth/just a refresher -Anything you like.
10.00 am till 4.00 pm at The Old Dairy, Enderby

Doesn't have to be a Wednesday and 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 a sandwich and 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 eg. cutting through colours. 
6. Dichroic - having trouble? Can't get it to behave? I can help.
7. Sparklies - Nice to add a bit of pizzazz - 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
21. Microwave kiln

etc. etc. etc.......