Designed for the person who has had little or no stained glass experience, this course will introduce the fundamental skills of glass cutting and grinding, design enlargement, soldering and assembling the finished work. Students will complete their projects using the copperfoil and traditional leading techniques.

Projects will begin with sun-catchers and as students develop cutting skills will advance to panels up to four square feet in size. Each student will be free to choose from a selection of designs provided by the instructor or create an original design based on personal interest. Cutters, grinder, running pliers, breakers, glazing hammers, nails etc. will be provided by instructor.

 

Bonnie Thomson designs and fabricates architectural stained glass, lamps, and glass sculpture. The director of Seven Mile Island Centre for Art and Performance, she teaches there as well as at her Seagrave, Ontario studio, and through several “artist in education” school programs. She is a three-time grant recipient from the Ontario Arts Council. Her work has been exhibited at galleries, art celebrations, and festivals at venues in Ontario.