Why not buy a loved one the perfect gift for this Christmas and get them a gift voucher for a one day stained glass course. Dont bother with a plastic fantastic unwanted gift. Give them an experience they wont forget, and their very own unique handcrafted, work of art! Learn how to make a Leaded light, a Copper foiled piece, a Mosaic or learn how to create a kiln fired painted glass panel. Why not do it together? A reduction in price is available for bookings of 2 or more. Gift vouchers available to put in a card, and they can make their own arrangments for dates that work. Lots of new dates coming in the new year, just take a look at my Courses page. If you want to learn more, then please do Contact me soon.

All set on my off grid small holding and studio at Oak Meadow in the rolling hills of Devon, near Exeter. Come and enjoy a relaxed day, learning a new skill, meeting some other lovely folk, and enjoy some home baked cake to beoot, whats not to love!

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Copper foiled stained glass course coming up soon in Devon. Book now to get your place on 16th November. Learn how to create you very own 2D or 3D work of art, in the way that Tiffany would of used the glass from the late 1800’s to create his astonishingly beautiful lamps and stained glass panels. You can create your own design, or use one of mine. learn how to cut glass to a pattern, copper foil each individual piece of glass and the solder them all together to create your unique panel, tiny lamp, or hanging sun catcher.

Come and join us on my off grid workshop and smallholding in the beautiful tranquil rolling hills of Devon at Oak meadow, near Exeter. These days, often described as art therapy, give you a day to yourself to get lost in artistic craft and leave your worries behind for 8 hours!

If you fancy giving it a go, then contact me for more information.

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Copper foiled stained glass course coming up soon in Devon. Book now to get your place on 16th November. Learn how to create you very own 2D or 3D work of art, in the way that Tiffany would of used the glass from the late 1800’s to create his astonishingly beautiful lamps and stained glass panels. You can create your own design, or use one of mine. learn how to cut glass to a pattern, copper foil each individual piece of glass and the solder them all together to create your unique panel, tiny lamp, or hanging sun catcher.

Come and join us on my off grid workshop and smallholding in the beautiful tranquil rolling hills of Devon at Oak meadow, near Exeter. These days, often described as art therapy, give you a day to yourself to get lost in artistic craft and leave your worries behind for 8 hours!

If you fancy giving it a go, then contact me for more information.

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Hey folks, I’ve had a last minuet cancellation for my one day stained glass course on 19th October. So if you would love to try your hand at making your very own designed, leaded light panel. Then please do get in touch Come and spend some creative ‘Me’ time on my beautiful off grid small holding and play with light, colour and some practical skills!

Also coming up on 16th November is a one day Copperfoiling course, where you can practice the art of Tiffany style glass work. Create a 2D panel or a 3D hanging mobile. Its up to you. Come and get lost in artistic creativity on this course, all held at my off grid smallholding!

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I’ve been doing a lot of stained glass repair and restoration lately. The south coast of Devon was a very popular tourist destination in the Victorian era, and as stained glass was very popular in the early 1900’s a lot of the historic public buildings and residential propertys have them installed. A lot still exists, however a lot of it is in some serious need of some TLC. from a small insitu crack in a pane of glass up to, windows falling out of their frames, especiialy front door panels that constantyly get opend shut with lots of banging. Especially the ones with teenagers in the house!

It is my pleasure as a small one woman business to work these old panels, helping continue their lifespan for another few hundred years. and be enjoyed as hand crafted works of art that transmit colour and light into our homes and workspaces. Sadly a lot of homes, removed the ‘outdated and energy inefficiant’ pieces of history. Which from a Master Craftsmans artistic point of view, is areal shame. Thankfully I believe there is a revival to keep these beautiful old crafts kept within the buildings these days. There are some real hidden gems amongst us, people pulling up decades old lino to find stunning parquet flooring, georgous hand crafted tiles, old firplaces, carved wooden panels. If we dont kep these things alive as well as teach our next generations the skills, knowledge and patience to create this unique expertese, then they will be lost forever, and that, would be a real shame.

If you have some stained glass in need of looking at, for small jobs through to full restoration, please do Get in touch to have a chat about what can be done.

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Here are a few stained glass restorations I’ve been doing in Devon lately. I’ve been very lucky in having the opportunity to work on some genuinly stunning 1900’s Victorian leaded lights. Some part restoration, some full restoration and some insitu repairs. It really is such a pleasure to do what I do. Knowing that im adding another few hundred years or so onto the life of these artistcally beautiful, historic stained glass.

I find that whilst there are a fair few talented crafts people out there making commissions, there are a lot less people working on restoring the old bits of glass that are the original inspiration for artists and people working in traditional skills. So I’m really glad to of been employed for a few years by Matthew @inthewindows when he was running City Stained Glass in Sussex. Working solely on restorations. His amazing dad Keith Knickels is who taught me years before. A Master Craftsman himself, he had time and patience to teach me this craft, and is still on the end of the phone for me, as is Matt whenever I get a bit stuck, or come across a new technique that I’m unsure about. Every days a school day and I can honestly say that I still learn something from every window I work on. Wether thats a restoration, a commission or one of my own pieces.

I bloody love my job! Even still after 20 years of working in stained glass, I run up to my workshop in the mornings with a spring in my step. I’m very lucky, however, that luck has come through lots of hard work, perseverence and patience. In it for the long game. Contact me if your property or business is in need of a Master Craftswoman to come and give your stained glass the TLC it needs and deserves!

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Stained glass course, Devon. 12 week course ONLY 2 SPACES LEFT!!

Want to learn the traditional craft of stained glass? You could take one of my one day, or 12 week courses. Learn either leaded lights, copper foiling (Tiffany style) mosaics or painting on glass. Based  on my off grid small holding and studio near Exeter, Devon.
Next 12 week course starts on 17th September. This is a relaxed, fun and informative course held 2 hours a week every Tuesday. 10 to 12am (now fully booked) 1-3pm (now fully booked) or 6.30 – 8.30pm. (only 2 space’s left)

Beginners to intermediates. Where you can learn any of the techniques above.
Or my one day courses for leaded lights. 23rd November – These are an intensive taster day for learning the basics. Beginners to intermediates.

Contact me for more details. or to arrange a date for copper foiling, painting on glass or a mosaics course.

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A beautiful leaded light panel for an internal door of an old farm house. Taking in the rolling hills that surround them with an unraveling fern in a styalised manor. Stunning muted coulours of greens and blues. The fern is set withing a geometric, golden ratio pattern.

The reflection of transmitted colour and texture really shows of the high quality hand rolled and vintage glasses chosen for this unique progect.

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Stained Glass Craft Course in Devon. Leaded lights, copper foiling, mosaics and kiln fired painting on glass are all techniques you could learn on my 12 week in depth stained glass course. Starting 17th September 2024. 6.30 to 8.30pm, every Tuesday.

This course, designed for beginners to intermediates, gives you the opportunity to play with different techniques in glass art. As well as indulge yourself in some arts and crafts therapy! Taught in small groups of up to 4 students, allowing lots of one to one attention in my well equipped off grid studio, in the rolling hills of Devon. In Silverton, just outside of Exeter.

If this is something that interests you, then please do get in touch to find out more. Or maybe you fancy just having a go on one of my one day stained glass courses as a little taster session.

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12 week Stained glass courses in Devon. Would you love to learn a new skill of a traditional craft? Well why not Book yourself onto one of my exploratory 12 week stained glass courses and allow yourself some time to really get to grips with a new skill. Spend some ‘Me’ time in my lush off grid smallholding based studio in the rolling hills around Exeter, Devon.

These courses are designed for beginners to intermediates, set in small groups of up to 4 students only, gives you lots of space to work and plenty of one to one attention. You can learn traditional leaded light’s, copper foiling (Tiffany style) kiln fired painting on glass and mosaics. I provide all the tools in my well equipped studio and you provide the materials. Get to know some new folk and make a better connection with your creative side.

Next term starts 17th September 2024, Tuesday mornings and afternoons are now fully booked. Spaces left on my Evening’s 6.30 – 8.30pm sessions.

Or, maybe you just wish to have a taster session? Then why not give my One day Stained Glass course a go. Courses run usually the last Saturday of each month. Contact me for further detail’s

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