This is a fun activity in Falkirk
*Update January 2025 - New evening time option now added! If you book into two consectuive weeks, you can try a small slumped fused glass piece as one of your projects.*
Discover the captivating art of glass fusing in this hands-on workshop designed for beginners. Learn the essential techniques of cutting, layering, and fusing glass to create beautiful, one-of-a-kind pieces. Guided by Una Galbraith, you’ll explore the properties of glass, experiment with colour and texture, learn how to cut glass, and design two or three small projects, such as jewellery, drink stirrers, bookmarks, hanging decorations, tiles, or magnets. Or, if you're most interested in one thing - like jewellery - you can focus on that.
With all materials and tools provided, this workshop offers a relaxed and creative environment to ignite your artistic side. Perfect for anyone curious about glass art, this introduction promises a fun and inspiring experience! It’s a relaxed atmosphere where not only will you develop your glass fusing skills, but you’ll also have an enjoyable day out.
This workshop is suitable for complete beginners, but more experienced fusers are welcome too.
Your pieces will need to be fired in the kiln, and you can collect them a few days later, or we can post them out to you.
This is also a great workshop for team building and private parties – if you’d like to book for a private event, contact Rhona by email.
Important notes:
- All our workshops are suitable for over age 16s.
- If the workshop you were looking at is fully booked, email and we’ll add you to the waiting list. We will add extra dates to our most popular workshops too, so join our newsletter mailing list to be the first to know.
- In case of insufficient registrations, the workshop will be cancelled, and you’ll get a refund of your workshop fee. We do expect this workshop to run, however.
- If you wish to cancel your place, a refund (minus bank charges) will only be possible if someone else takes your place.
About your tutor:
Una Galbraith is a glass artist based in Central Scotland. Her journey as a glass maker began with a night class at The Glasgow School of Art in 2017, and she’s now a professional member of the Scottish Glass Society and Contemporary Glass Society. She explores subjects concerning psychology, nature, and conservation through kiln-formed glass. In 2023, Una received a VACMA award to develop a collection inspired by the peat and bog ecosystem of Caithness and the wider flowlands landscape, which was exhibited at Artisan& in October 2023. She’s a regular exhibitor at Artisan& in Aberfeldy and is one of seven artists represented by Artisan& at Edinburgh Art Fair 2024.
