Melbourne

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Craft

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Glassblowing and Mosaic

Beginners' Glassblowing Workshop

Experience working with molten glass – learn how to make a paperweight and blow a bauble at our St Kilda studio

Maureen Williams

5.0 (9)

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3 hours

1 to 4 (public classes), 3 to 5 (private) (private classes)

$330 (or 4 payments of $82.50 via- Afterpay)

Melbourne

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Craft

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Glassblowing and Mosaic

What you'll do

Join us for an amazing experience working with hot glass where you will make your own paperweight and bauble. You’ll walk away proud knowing that you have created your own glass pieces from molten glass.

With small classes, you’ll receive one-on-one personal attention and guidance from expert instructors. An experienced glassblower will instruct you in the basics including safety, the hot shop floor, tools, working at the bench, gathering molten glass and how we apply colour.

It is an excellent opportunity to learn and feel the experience of glassblowing techniques while creating beautiful objects.

This glassblowing class is fun and creative, where you can choose your favourite colours, designs and assist with blowing. Meet new people or book as a group.

The class experience can also be a thoughtful and unforgettable gift for anyone interested in art and craftmanship.

Please note:

Participants must be over 14 years of age and if under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult or guardian.
The pieces you make must cool down slowly overnight and will be available for collection at least two days after the class. Your work may be collected from the studio by arrangement with the instructor. Alternatively, if you would like your work shipped, this can also be arranged at no added cost.
This glass requires at least three participants to run. Although unlikely, if we do not reach this number, we will cancel the class. In this case we will inform you and allow you to receive a refund or reschedule so please look at your email or SMS one day prior to the class.

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Knowledge required

This is a beginner-friendly class, great for craft enthusiasts.

What you'll get

One-on-one guidance from an expert
All materials provided
Your own paperweight and bauble to take home
A rare opportunity to work with molten glass

What to bring

Closed toed shoes must be work in the workshop.
Clothing must be cotton or natural fibres and leggings or synthetic fibres, loose or flowing clothing is not appropriate.
A water bottle if required although water will be provided.

Location

256 St Kilda Road, St Kilda VIC

Your teacher

Maureen Williams

5.0 (9)

Maureen Williams Glass is a glass blowing studio in St Kilda, creating glass for the home and artworks. Maureen is an established Australian glass artist with 40 years of experience. She has created works for galleries and commissioned custom design works.

Maureen completed her Bachelor of Arts in 1986 majoring in hot glass. When the Meat Market Craft Centre opened with an access studio for glass blowing she worked there for a period of time before deciding that her practice had grown and she needed her own studio. In particular she had been invited to participate in an Australia wide travelling exhibition Symmetry: Crafts Meets Kindred Trades and Professions, and needed space to construct a large sculpture for this.

In 1993 she purchased a building in St Kilda and set up her workshop.
In 1996 she was awarded an Australia Council Grant for New Work to facilitate the building of some new equipment and make large hand painted vessels for a solo exhibition in Munich, Germany, in 1997. This consolidated her career as a glass artist.

In the same year she had her first solo exhibition in Australia at the George Gallery in St Kilda. One of these works were purchased for the National Gallery of Victoria.

Making these large works allowed her to bring together a team of five glassblowers on several occasions. This is the heart of making glass – collaborating and working with your peers.

Over the ensuing years she exhibited widely in group and solo exhibitions in Australia and overseas and her work was collected for both public and private collections in these arenas.

She has undertaken Artist in Residence programs at the ANU, Canberra Glassworks and in New Zealand, studied and assisted in workshops in the USA, sat on the board of Craft Victoria for five years and was president of Ausglass (the association of Australian glass artists) for three years.

She has had a full and rewarding career for which she is very grateful and has formed countless connections and friendships with passionate makers like herself - the art of glass is truly a team effort.