Stained Glass Courses at Glasgow Detail

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Stained Glass Evening Courses At Glassartists@Glasgow Detail

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Stained Glass Evening Courses
At Glassartists@Glasgow Detail

Glassartists are pleased to announce the commencement of Stained Glass evening classes.

We have a continious join any time 10 week course for beginners.

The course structure will cover :-

Approaching the design of Stained Glass. Scaling to full size working drawings and templates.
Glass Cutting techniques. Leadworking techniques. Soldering. Cementing, blacking and Polishing.

All students will be provided with comprehensive course notes covering all aspects of the course, including basic colour theory, notes on tools, materials and glasses, glassworking techniques, Health and Safety notes, and a summarised history of Stained Glass.

The course will be both intensive and fun!

Applicants will have a choice of evening, Tuesday or Thursday.

Courses will run all year round

Course fees £220.00.

Places on the course will be awarded on a first come first served basis.

Don`t miss out!

For further details and Enrollment contact;

Glassartists@Glasgow Detail
The White Galleon Complex.
58-60 Osborne Street,
Glasgow.
G1.5QH.

Telephone:
0141 552 0555

Email;
glassartists@googlemail.com

Michael Higgins Stained glass Lamp

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Michael Higgins Stained Glass Landscape

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Ruth Allan Study of Frida Kahlo

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Bill Muir

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Art Deco Girl

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Humming Bird

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Vino Veritas

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Japanese Yin and Yang

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Treescape

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Daffodils and Tulips

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The Humming bird`s progress

2006-01-13T01:45:00.000Z

Renee laying out templates on some of the coloured glass she has picked for her window.
Why?
Well, so that she learns to use the glass in the most economic way possible. Glass is not cheap, although its all inclusive on our courses. Anyone thinking about continuing to make leaded glass after they have finished a course, had better make sure that their tuitor can teach them to think into a sheet or a set of shapes, because if these basics are not learned from the start then its going to cost you a lot of money in wasted glass. But don`t worry there`s always a trusty tuitor out there willing to shovel glass down your throat. Rant over!

Glass layout is now starting to happen progressively,and with what looks like a good choice

of colour and textures we`re all looking forward to seeing Renee`s Humming bird finished

Cuttin` out the tomatoes

2006-01-13T01:21:00.000Z

Glass starting to appear on Sheila`s building drawing, those funny shapes are tomatoes, wait and see!

Concentration high, Sheila prepares to cut another tomato, the various tools that we use for glass cutting and template marking are around her on the bench. Simple tools, a glass cutter, grozing pliers, marker pens and a straight edge ruler, some oil to lubricate the glass cutter, and thats about all the tools that you really need to cut glass for a leaded panel

Zen Curves

2006-01-13T01:18:00.000Z

All glass cut John places the first piece of glass on to his building drawing. There are no battens to hold this design in place. Because it is an oval panel the lead is gently shaped to follow the curve, no battens are used, the lead being held in place by horseshoe nails positioned around the building drawing to offer support for the outside lead

Freida, tulips and daffodils

2006-01-12T15:32:00.000Z

Not being very botanically orientated, I don`t know if daffodils and tulips flower at the same time, but I don`t really care , Gillian`s panel is a delightful little bit of composition. It`s even more delightful now that the layout drawing is starting to be covered with glass.

Across the workbench Ruth is starting to knit together Frida Khalo. At long last all her glass is cut and shes getting down to the nitty gritty stage of leadin` Freida.

The Coffin lid creaks open

2006-01-12T15:18:00.000Z

And up sits Bill, "Ah figured that yeese aw thought a wis dead, cause I never moved much out of that corner. Anyway av been trapped in this coffin aw week, but av no wasted ma time, look how much ah ma windae av cut, a fund a connel doon at the bottom o` the coffin, thats a bloody big coffin. By the way any new birds started the class yet." Just in time we managed to throw a bucket of cold water over him.

He dissapeared off murmuring, "a thought this wis gonnie be difficult, Anapurna wis harder than this!"

All of a Sudden

2006-01-12T15:00:00.000Z

Michael is building his panel, finally.

And what does that involve. Well first there is the glass shuffle. Glass that has been cut and laid out on the layout drawing now gets moved progressively on to the building drawing. Lead gets cut and fitted as the glass gets adjusted where neccessary, and slowley but surely the panel starts to take shape!

This is what Michaels panel looks like at the early building stage
I know! I know!, you`ll just have to be patient along with me. I mean sometimes they all just wander off, and you find them in a corner of the workshop, cooing and ahhing over the tiniest scrap of linney gold pink glass or even a bit of Desag streaky hand rolled cathedral glass. Don`t stop making that stuff Desag people like it!

Thwack! Thwack!

2006-01-10T12:38:00.000Z

"Ouch!", another stinging blow hit its target. The snap of glassmistress Yvonne`s 18 foot bull whip rang through the main studio along with glassmaster Joe`s yelp. "Am sorry, ittle no happen again"
Glassmistress Yvonne screamed, "Just make sure it dosen`t, now get up those stairs and get the stained glass classes web site up to date!"
Glassmaster joe scurried off.

In the cold light of the main workshop, Glassmistress Yvonne looked resplendent in her black latex catsuit................. whoops this is a sort of family web site, better just get the rest of the words and text on here as quick as possible, or I`ll be in trouble again

Will you still love me?, Will you still need me?, when I`m sixty four!

2005-12-01T07:50:00.000Z

You could be forgiven for thinking, "At last a photo of the undisguised Michael twins!"
But you would be mistaken! This image is of only just one of them, Michael the Engineer. When you put two photos of him side by side the resemblance is uncanny!
Michael is wearing a rather fetching one piece outfit with contrasting dark safety boots. His outfit was created for him by top international designers to colour co-ordinate with our studio floor cover.

All glass has been selected, all glass is cut, and next week Michael starts leading up his panel!

Where have all the flowers gone

2005-12-01T07:37:00.000Z

Robette exhausted from another forray in the south manages to forge ahead with her Freida Kahlo window. I know! I know! It dosn`t look like a lot of forging, but just wait and see.

This is where all the flowers are going, into Gillian`s rather delightful window, which she will have finished for Christmas!

Don`t you come home! Speedy Gonzalez

2005-12-01T07:20:00.000Z

At 26 miles per hour, Michael"the veggie" is the studio Roadrunner

At first sight this panel looks very easy to build. But looks are decieving, its difficult enough for a lot of studios to get all of the lead lines to line up correctly without the whole window looking out of kilter. Don`t just believe me have a look at some of the glass that has been installed in recent years and be shocked. "Where is this bad practice being taught?", I hear you ask. Well not here!

Bill defying the Laws of Physics

2005-12-01T07:10:00.000Z

Knowledge and wisdom come, with age, so they say!
And I believe it. How else do you explain the fact that Bill has apparently not moved from this spot for the past several weeks. Why does his overall have the same creases in the same places week after week? I think I have even caught him standing there, out of the corner of my eye, during the day!

In his own reality, and Einstein`s, Bill is steadily ploughing his way through the cutting of his fairly complex blue poppy panel, can`t wait to see it being leaded!

Tempus Fugit

2005-12-01T06:58:00.000Z

Yet again Tess made the precarious journey to the studio unscathed!

"I need some light", she proclaimed, "That Bloody North Sea`s a dangerous place, I nearly hit the Stena Sealink on the way over tonight. You lot pay bloody taxes, you should complain and get it lit up before theres a disaster. Mark my words!"

This is Tess`s panel up on the easel glass to get an idea of how the glass will work prior to leading.

A sinister twist of events, its Tuesday again

2005-11-23T22:42:00.000Z

I think that Bill turned up early tonight! I spotted this cleverly disguised Boeing Avenger Air Defence System parked near the studio. what is going on?

Supplication is required

2005-11-23T22:33:00.000Z

Stephen adopting the correct submissive pose when confronted by Glass Master Joe

Glass Master Joe acknowledges Stephens correctness and permits him to proceed to the next level. Cutting templates.

Meanwhile over in the pretty corner

2005-11-23T22:28:00.000Z

Its that little bundle of fun! With her little bundle of fun

Renee busily cutting a small forest for her Humming bird to eventually reside in

And not a Machette in sight!

The Axe Man Came

2005-11-23T22:20:00.000Z

So what does your average semi-retired fire raiser want to do at a stained glass course? Burn it down?

Ian dreaming about flames again!

This is the sort of design one would expect from a fire raiser. A pheonix rising out of the flames and ashes!!!

The Axe Man Cometh! Just another Thursday!

2005-11-17T18:47:00.000Z

First past the post tonight its Zen Master John Campbell, I suppose I could have kept him out in the cold until 7.00 PM. But I`m known for my kind heart!!!
Who will be next, is enthusiasm running high tonight. As I write the door bell goes again and its Stephen!

Is that a Selenium red your holding, or are you just pleased to see me

2005-11-17T02:59:00.000Z

Mission accomplished, "I`ve got your sheep, everyone of them"

Tess apparently made it here tonight unscathed. What happened at Bells bridge, both Gilian and Tess worked quite happily together all evening, with Bill working merrily across from them. And the pony tail thing?, a sign of new alliances?
Are Michael (the engineer) and Glass Master Joe the only people out of the loop?

Cuttin` up Freida

2005-11-17T02:42:00.000Z

Ruths design finalised, templates ready, glass being cut, building and leading starts next week.

The ghostly figure of Glass Master Joe looks on as Ruth "Robette" relives a moment from her recent foray down in Sailsbury

Meanwhile, over in the blue corner

2005-11-17T02:12:00.000Z

Bill, resplendant as usual, has been busy hacking out pale blue poppies for his delicate poppy window

Ruth "Robette" breaking off a piece of grey glass for her Frieda Kahlo window.

In the background Bill shares a rather crude joke with Glass Master Joe, who listens on a bit to enthusiastically!

Glass Mistress Yvonne in a dinky little pony tail, suggesting some antique flesh tones to Tess in another dinky little pony tail.

Michael (the Veggie) in YET another dinky little pony tail builds his panel, whilst Michael (the Engineer) and Glass Master Joe wonder what in hell is going on with all of these pony tails.

Well, what they were really discussing was colour and texture for Michaels tree panel, which is starting to progress nicely!

Its Tuesday Night and its Building Night

2005-11-17T01:43:00.000Z

All design work is now done, templates have been cut, glass is being chosen and panels are being built, all in the space of 7 short weeks!!!!!!

Gillian with a piece of amber glass that is destined to be part of a daffodil petal.

Hey presto! Daffodil petals

Everybody is busy concentrating on the task ahead, Tess is cutting, Michael is building and Gillian is pondering before she cuts!

Michael with all glass cut is progressing really well leading his panel!

For the benefit of Mr Kite

2005-11-16T23:12:00.000Z

Glass Master Joe "aka Mr Ferranti" limbers up for another tuesday night of maddness and mayhem.

Tuesday is a workng day for some

2005-11-15T13:38:00.000Z

Swooping low over the countryside, Tess blinks her left eye, a grab line darts out of the Chinooks cargo door and nabs another sheep. "God almighty!", she mutters," these U.S. Marine flight helmets are bloody fantastic, yeeve just got to blink and you`ve got your sheep....

Sailsbury Plain...... A Ministry of Defence spokesman announced the suspension of all British Army training operations in the area until furher notice. Rumours are flying through the mess halls of a naked blue woman rampaging and pillaging through the Sailsbury area. All troops have been confined to barracks for their own safety and until the crisis abates........

"There must be bloody good money in sheep these days if she can afford the running costs of a Cobra Attack Helicopter, time for a corporate take over" Bill surmises to himself, as he reads the instruction manuale that came with the recently arrived Boeing Avenger Air Defence System, "Ebay is right fantastic!".......

"Right children, don`t forget, keep out of sight until the Cobra lands. She always crosses Bells Bridge. Group one will trail her from the Glasgow Science Centre and Group two will catch her in the nets as she comes off the bridge on the northern side. Good luck with tonights mission Chaps!
The children stare with deep intent at the chalkboard plan of tonights mission.
It looks some what like the design for a flower garden stained glass window.

Up at the allotment the two Michael twins are busily putting the final touches to the rocketship, that Michael the veggie hopes will take him and his family to the safety of the Vegatarius Star System. "I don`t know what we would have done without your engineering skills he proclaims to Michael the engineer. Are you sure you wont come with us."
" No, I`m much older than you and someone has got to stay and stop this pillaging of the countryside." He knows that later on this evening he is meeting someone who has just acquired a Boeing Avenger Air Defence System, "it might just help he thinks to himself.".................

Will everyone arrive safely for tonights glass class, lets wait and see!

Living the Life

2005-11-13T19:23:00.000Z

I know! I know! What`s a refugee from Glasgow Detail doing on this site. Well I didn`t open the door

Stewart The Goth turned up at the last moment, with his latest concept.
Flushed with the success of his crash helmet made from supernarket polly bags, he has decided to replace his head with a living flame fire!
Rather fetching!

Don`t Walk Away Renee

2005-11-13T19:11:00.000Z

Another evening over and its home and free for another week!

How is it possible to be this good looking, without wearing a beret?

Ain`t it funny how time drifts away

2005-11-13T18:56:00.000Z

Glass Mistress Yvonne, showing how an akward cut is achieved, notice how interested everybody is!

Well! It was well after the end of the evening, so you are all forgiven!

On approaching a workbench.

2005-11-13T18:46:00.000Z

It does absolutely no harm to indulge in a little bit of relaxing meditation, prior to approaching a glass workbench.

John is now near the end of cutting the glass for his panel and will begin leading and building it next week.

Choosing colour is important

2005-11-13T18:40:00.000Z

No this is not the file room of some fancy law practice!

Elaine has given herself the unenviable task of rummaging through our extensive glass cullet boxes to find those little bits of glass that will be just right for her window.
But then you havn`t seen her design yet! Have you?

No Blood on the Tracks

2005-11-13T18:26:00.000Z

I know!, where`s all the blood? Well we showed everybody the plaster that we keep for emergencies, and told them when they were finished with it, to give it a wash in case anyone else dared need it. So far it has stayed in its dinkey little wrapper, where it has happily live for many years!

Sheila and Renee have now reached the stage of final template cutting and will be on to creating and building their panels over the coming weeks. As you can see from their concentration they are still having immense fun. On the back wall is the sketch for the panel that Sheila will be creating.

Aren`t Eureka moments all the same

2005-11-13T18:15:00.000Z

At long last Stephen had finally wrenched an original, and rather good, design from the murky depths of his soul. This is the same guy who turned up here thinking we were the Glasgow branch of Zen Meditation Inc. and just stayed muttering " I can`t draw, I know nothing about art" So watch this space, it should be rather interesting!

What are we going to do with you?

2005-11-13T17:54:00.000Z

Nanette still pondering about a design, takes time out for a photo call!

Its going to have to be thumb screws and an iron maiden next week I think!

And the Wind cries Mary

2005-11-13T17:52:00.000Z

Thursday evening started much the same way as it always does, oddley!
One of our two secondary side building benches, which are 6 x 8 feet and very heavy, decided to do a Sufi whirl around the main workshop. None of us at the time noticed it happening. It was only when I unloaded the camera that this image appeared. But I am left wondering "Is this a regular occurance?"
Rather supernatural, I think you will all agree.

Thursday, Thursday

2005-11-10T14:03:00.000Z

I`ve got Georgia on my mind, Hurricane Sheila is about to blow in from the east.
The Wendy House is still standing, watch out for the News Flash!
I`m starting to get all fired up about a phoenix, will it be a pell mell night with humming birds dashing here and there. No! Because JC will turn up and calm us all down.
Cryptic or what!!!!!!!

Evenings` End

2005-11-09T16:48:00.000Z

Ruth and Tess discuss Battle Tatics and the merits of various hardware.
"You`ve not convinced me" said Ruth, " I`ll stick to my trusty old AK-47, it`s never let me down yet!"
"You`ve got to embrace new technology" said Tess, " The Cobra`s a great wee helicopter and its got a bloody great big gun in its nose!"

Lookin` Finger Likin` Good!

2005-11-09T16:45:00.000Z

Michael`s, "the veggie", rather dramatic geometric panel cut and laid out on its building drawing prior to building.
This is going to be a pretty good piece of finished glass!

It`s not all Battle Theory and Line Dancing at Glasworks Studio

2005-11-09T16:25:00.000Z

Glass Mistress Yvonne demonstrates the correct use of a Lathekin to open out the flanges on a lead came.
Looks of amazement ensued! "WOW!" they all muttered, "we didn`t know!"

Glass Mistress Yvonne demonstrates the correct way to hold and position a traditional lead knife on the lead came.
It was at this point that I heard Tess mutter, under her breath, " I know you`ve got sheep! And I`m going to get them!"
It struck me, immediately, that as well as an attack helicopter, she must also have a heavy lift Chinook somewhere nearby.

Glass Mistress Yvonne demonstrates the correct way to approach and execute a cut and trim through lead came with the lead knife.
Michael "the veggie" looks on intently as he is about to start building his leaded panel.

Deep Concentration

2005-11-09T16:15:00.000Z

Glass Mistress Yvonne and Ruth discussing the final details of Ruth`s "Frida Kahlo" panel. In the foreground Gillian is choosing from an array of glass for her tulip and daffodil panel.
Please notice that Robette "Ruth" Macgregor is sucking the blue of her pen. She has apparently run out of "Woad". If anyone can help with fresh supplies of Battle Woad please get in touch, she has another Border Raid coming up soon.

Rummaging in the Cullet Boxes

2005-11-09T16:13:00.000Z

Michael and Glass Master Joe looking for that vital piece of glass

Wee Eck

2005-11-09T16:06:00.000Z

I am pleased to say that Wee Eck is now safely back under my beret where he has happily resided for many years.
Michael has now happily returned to choosing glass for his panel and assures me that he will leave Wee Eck alone in future.

Glasworks Glasgow would like to state that no Wee Eck`s were harmed in the making of this Glass Diary !

Wee Eck gets Traumatised by Michael

2005-11-09T15:56:00.000Z

"But Michael! This is the best windae av ever made" Glass Master Joe exclaimed! "Ir ye sure ye want thon blue bit"
"Aye!" Hawk-eyed Michael retorted whilst making a grab for Wee Eck.

A Manicure Moment

2005-11-09T15:51:00.000Z

Gillian and Bill discussing the finer points of nail trimming with a pair of template shears. When you are cutting small templates accurately with the shears a fair degree of concentration is neccessary as can be witnesed in this shot. Beautiful cutting Gillian!!!!!!

Black Hawk Down

2005-11-09T15:38:00.002Z

Well landed! After a brisk walk along the riverside from her landing point at Glasgow Science Centre (she likes a dramatic arrival), Tess settles down to an evenings glass cutting. Please note her correct approach to breaking.
In the background Glass Master Joe is looking rather fetching, in a cute little above the elbow number.

Every body is getting down an` dirty

2005-11-09T15:28:00.000Z

Gillian having a Ray Charles moment

Glass Mistress Yvonne has been down, an` got dirty, whilst our little Flower of Scotland, Robette "Ruth" Macgregor is gaily contemplating the Border country. Burn Baby Burn!!!!

Oh! Oh! ItsTuesday Again!!!!!!!!!

2005-11-08T17:24:00.000Z

Its 5.30 PM

Ratchet, Ratchet, whirr, spring, boing, Bill`s winding up the car with its big silver key and is about to start the torturous journey into Glasgow.

I can hear in the distance the "Apocalypse Now" rotor blades of Tess`s attack helicopter as it crosses The Irish Sea , skimming the waves to avoid radar.

The two Michael twins are heavily disguising themselves in an effort to look as different from each other as possible, it never works!

Gillian has been busily despatching children to the four corners of the city prior to arriving.

And last but not least Ruth, is probably doing some ZEN meditation before cutting up Frida Kahlo. A No 3 for those eyebrows, I think.

3 of November. Its the Thursday mob

2005-11-03T14:30:00.000Z

Renee and Joe discussing where her final cut lines will go in her design

Renee using template shears, to create templates for glass cutting herdesign

Sheila finalising her design prior to creating a building and layout drawing from it

Yvonne posing for the camera, whilst Sheila traces a building drawing from her design

Elaine tracing a building drawing from her design.
Apparently her window is for a Wendy House. I`ve tried telling her that the window will in all likelyhood be heavier than the wendy house, and this could lead to severe structural problems

I was completely ignored, she continued on. So folks!, watch out for the news headline,
"FRONT GABLE OF WENDY HOUSE COLLAPSES....THE THREE BEARS SERIOUSLY INJURED"

John making a jig saw pizza out of paper, he quickly remembered where he was and redesigned it into a very interesting leaded design full of symbolism

John learning how to develop a serious hump from Glassmaster Joe

John cutting the first piece of Emperors purple for his leaded panel

John making sure his cut lines are laid out economically and practically prior to cutting

Very cool and accurate glass breaking from John

1 of November, Its Tuesday again

2005-11-03T03:18:00.000Z

Tonights class have been working and finalising their designs, getting building drawings and templates ready. The two Michaels (Michael the veggie and Michael the engineer) have been selecting and cutting glass for their leaded panels.
Bill( our coffin dodger) Tess (our bog faerie) and Gillian (our child herder)have been finishing of designs and cutting or are about to start cutting templates.
As usual( and as is insisted upon) great fun was had by all!

Bill our resident coffin dodger looking rather fetching in a rather snazzy royal blue overall putting the final design touches to what is going to be a very pretty poppy window.

Gillian working on her design with Michael(the engineer)in the background selecting glass for his leaded panel.
The rather tragic looking figure to the far right is Joe Boyle glassmaster and resident tutor.

Gillian with her rather fine, finished design for her flower and landscape panel, getting her building drawing and templates ready for glass cutting next week.

Tess`s finished building drawing and template drawing ready to cut.

Tess cutting and placing templates ready for cutting. She apparently helicopters across from Donegal (where she is runoured to be a rather successful sheep thief) every tuesday evening for the course, no I don`t believe the sheep bit either!!!!!

Michael with template shears cutting templates

Michael concentrating on a selection of brown glasses that will be used for the tree bark in his panel.

Michael (the veggie. As you will have noticed, the two Michaels are identical twins with the same first name, the nick names are to make life easier for the viewer)at the cutting bench starting to cut the glass he has selected for his rather interesting geometric panel.

Michael marking glass from template and in deep concentration at our glass cutting bench.

Michael working out how to maximize the number of glass shapes he will get out of the piece of glass safely and accurately.

Gillian,Tess and Michael working on templates and designs, every one has worked so well so far on both night`s courses that I have not had to make anyone cry yet.
But there`s still 5 weeks to go yet, and I await my opportunity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And finally!
Glassmaster Joe in his normal over blown heroic pose. As you can see, Gillian in the background is not at all put off or distracted by this rather handsome and flamboyant peacock!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday nights class in progress

2005-11-01T01:40:00.000Z

John, Nanette, Sheila, Renee and Elaine, accurate glass cutting to template practice

Yvonne instructing John, Nanette, Sheila, Renee and Elaine, on accurate glass cutting to template.

Joe instructing on cutting practise with Ian, John, Sheila, Elaine and Karen.

Ian, John and Karen cutting glass with confidence

Sheila and Elaine cutting glass accurately to template.

Tuesday nights, class in progress

2005-11-01T01:24:00.000Z

Yvonne discussing building drawings and templates with Michael

Gillian working up her design for her leaded window

Tess and Michael working on building drawings and designs

Bill working on his design