Kiln-formed and Cast Glass

GERRY KING

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Beginner to advanced

This course will help you discover new approaches to planning and making glass works. It will take your current knowledge and skills to 'value add' to them by introduction of a variety of ways of thinking about the designing of a work. This will lead to selection of materials and techniques suited to the design. It is equally suited to artists, craftspeople and designers. We are likely to make objects such as plates, bowls, sculpture, jewellery and temporary installations.
Contemporary glass can be understood as having the colour qualities of painting and the three-dimensional qualities of sculpture, we will investigate both. The resulting work can be assessed according to its three aspects: intention, fabrication and resolution. We will use this to advance the excellence of your works. As the ideas of the group will be many and varied a wide range of techniques and skills will be encountered.
Primarily a fusing and casting class there will also be opportunity for some hot and cold working. Initial projects will involve manipulation of colour with both glass especially made for artists a nd float, [window] glass. Attention will also be given to health and safety and aspects of art glass history. Some tasks will be set, including working together and alone, but there will also be self-directed projects.
Gerry is assisted by Sheena Larsen who has recently completed a Master's Degree with a strong emphasis on casting. The course is intended for people with glass experience, but special provision can be made for mature artists wishing to venture into the wonderful mysteries of glass.

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GERRY KING

Dr. Gerry King has worked in contemporary glass since the early 1970's. His works are exhibited, published and collected internationally and are represented in some twenty permanent collections in public museums. Primary involved in exhibiting, he also undertakes design commissions, consultancies and writing engagements. Formerly the Coordinator of Glass Studies and Head of the School of Design at the University of South Australia he is widely experienced in teaching. He now lectures and teaches around the world for a short time each year.

* An additional €20 registration fee is charged during application
** The amount of deposit to be paid is €300
*** The accommodation is full board and the fee is € 35 euro per person/per night in room for 3-4 people. Single and double rooms are limited.
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