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Glass Fusion - Fused Glass Projects

Course code: QPXV603P

Subject area: Art & Design

Study level: Part Time

Course level: U

Course details

Course time:

10:00 - 16:00

Days of week:

Saturday

Course date:

1st Mar 2025 - 1st Mar 2025

Course location:

Cheney School

Contact details

Phone:

01235 555 585

During this workshop you will be able to extend your skills and techniques involved in Glass Fusing and Slumping. We will make two items during the days. This course is project based and the aim is to learn different fusing techniques. It will give you the opportunity to experiment with a variety of fusing ideas and glass materials.
In order to avoid disappointment, it is advisable to enrol at least 2½ weeks prior to the course starting. We will confirm course information two weeks prior to the start date.

Project 1: Op Art. Inspired by the art style of the 1960s you will learn how to create optical illusions in your glass. We will create an illusion of movement like swelling or warping within the glass. Different colour combinations and patterns can be considered to create a very unique glass platter.

Project 2: Glass Fused Mosaic. Design a picture by inlaying small pieces of glass and then grouting it with glass powders to create an intricate and colourful glass ‘painting’. Your glass mosaic will be fused together. You can either create a small wall hanging or a shallow slumped platter which will involve a second firing.

Skills/Techniques Covered:

• Design techniques and special effects

• Fusing processes

• Glass Cutting Techniques

• Melting glass stringers over a flame.

• Preparation of moulds for slumping

• Health and Safety when working with glass materials

Please bring with you:

• a sketchbook/notebook and pen

• photos, patterns and pictures to use as inspiration

• a dust mask

• an apron

• an old but clean dishcloth is useful

• wear closed-toe shoes

Free parking onsitePlease bring lunch and refreshments with you.

Abingdon and Witney College is subject to Ofsted regulation and is required to work with all its students to make sure they understand Government initiatives around Safeguarding, Prevent and Fundamental British Values. Information on these matters will be shared with you during your course.

You will also be asked to complete monitoring paperwork, which helps us to deliver course content to the highest quality.

What next?
Collection of Work: All projects will be taken away for firing in a kiln and will be returned to the teaching venue for collection.

Oxfordshire Adult Learning offer a wide range of similar workshops and courses, please check our website for further information.

Entry criteria
This course is designed as an experimental course in Glass Fusing and Slumping and is project based. It can be adapted to suit a range of abilities, including beginners and no previous experience is needed.

Courses can fill fast, so please enrol early to avoid disappointment. Decisions on whether a course is to run are made two weeks prior to the start date - an email will be sent to you should there be changes to your course or if it is cancelled. Please check your inbox leading up to your course, including the junk folders. For anyone without an email account, our Admissions team will phone you instead.

For the first week of the course you will need to bring a valid form of identification; this includes passport, driving licence, debit/credit card, Birth Certificate or National Insurance card.

Please note - you should be 19 years old or over at 31st August 2024 prior to starting the course.

Fee information
All tools, materials and firing costs for this workshop will be supplied and is included in the workshop fee. £45.00pp

Courses offered by the college are fully or partly funded by the Government and the published fee takes account of this funding.

Before starting a course, the College is required to check you meet conditions relating to that funding, e.g. age, residency status within the UK/EEA, prior qualification level and employment status. In some circumstances (such as with online enrolments), these checks can only be completed after you have enrolled and paid.

If you are unable to pay in full for this course at the time of enrolment, and the course tuition fee is £300 or more, an instalment plan is available. If this is your preference, please do not enrol online but rather call the Admissions Team on 01235 216400 to enrol.

Once enrolled, Admissions will take the first instalment payment from you and pass on your details to the Finance team who will email you to set-up your payment plan. Please return a fully completed instalment plan to Finance as failure to do so could result in being withdrawn from your course.

The rules on fee reduction are complicated, we would encourage you to talk to our Admissions Team on 01235 216400 to discuss these options. You can find more information on our Fees and Bursaries page - search "Fees and Bursaries" at the top of the page.

Course fees

19+ Fee:

Tuition Fee: £57.60

Exam Fee: £0.00

Materials: £45.00

Total Cost: £102.60

19+ Reduced Fee:

Tuition Fee: £28.80

Exam Fee: £0.00

Materials: £45.00

Total Cost: £73.80

Qualifications received
As this is a non-accredited course, there is no formal qualification. However, you will be asked to complete activities that demonstrate how you are progressing on your course.
Learning & method assessment
As this is a non-accredited course, informal methods of assessment will be used.
To track your progress and achievement you will be required to complete a short document.