Creative workshops in the beautiful Surrey Hills. Prices start at £45 per person for a taster session and most workshops are one to one although small groups can book together. Please get in touch for more details or to book a date.
Taster Session - Metal
Duration: Approx 2 hours
After a brief demonstration of welding you get to make simple designs in metal, for example hanging Christmas tree decorations.
This involves:
• Drawing your design and making a cardboard template.
• Cutting out your design in metal using tin snips and a guillotine.
• Shaping/texturing the metal using hammers and chisels on an anvil or wooden block.
• Drilling holes, filing and cleaning the metal.
• Using the oxy acetylene welding equipment to melt edges, braze or heat for colour effect.
Taster Session - Lampwork Glass
Learn how to make somple lampwork beads in the flame, or for the more experienced/adventurous have a go at making a small glass fish or bird!
Make a Wall Hanging
Combine the metal and lampwork glass taster sessions into one workshop and create your own wall hanging.
Make a Small Metal Flower
Duration: 2-3 hours
After a brief demonstration of welding you get to make a small flower design in metal.
• Drawing your design and making a cardboard template.
• Cutting out your design in metal using tin snips and a guillotine.
• Shaping/texturing the metal using hammers and chisels on an anvil or wooden block
• Using the oxy acetylene welding equipment to make your sculpture, melt edges, braze or heat for colour effect.
Make a Garden Sculpture
Working on a larger scale design and weld something big enough to go in a flower bed.
Full Day Workshop
Have your own project in mind or want to make a more complicated piece, get in touch to discuss possibilities!