Stained Glass Painting Courses - How to Paint Stained Glass
“... the most wonderful weekend ... I learned 100% more than on a previous course with another teacher ...” (Pam Bennett, Barnstaple, Devon)
“... an amazing painting course ...” (Joanna MacDonald, London, England)
“... a superb weekend... the best course I have ever been on” (Isobel Ackary, Sussex, England)
“... a remarkable course” (Svetlana Makarenko, Denmark)
“... an amazing weekend ... I learnt so much” (Chris Hughes, Wales)
“... wonderful and enlightening” (Jacquie Biddlecombe, Buckinghamshire)
“... an inspiring weekend that exceeded my expectations” (Dave White, Devon)
“... stimulating and illuminating” (Steve Thewlis, Lincolnshire)
Just 3 places left for September 2010
Are you in love with glass painting? Do you want to paint on glass? Whatever you know, our intensive, technique-packed glass painting course is unlike any other glass painting course you’ll find:
- Individual coaching in a small group — you learn FAST
- The core techniques of stained glass painting — you learn the ESSENTIALS
- Our 35 years’ experience at your disposal — you get REAL ANSWERS
- 12 hours intensive teaching in two days — you learn REAL SKILLS
- We keep in touch with you AFTERWARDS!
Only 4 glass painting courses each year ... spaces are strictly limited ... every place is always taken.
That’s why people come to us from all over the world — from Peru, Japan, New Zealand, California, Australia, Canada, New Jersey, Denmark, Holland, France, Ireland and Italy.
“I am now filled with inspiration and ideas” (Shelagh Davies, Hampshire)
“It was good to learn so much (and to have a laugh) in such beautiful surroundings. I came away inspired to create beautiful paintings” (Carol Edwards., Devon)
“The course more than lived up to all my expectations — you both inspire me” (Sarah Haworth, Yorkshire, England)
“Every aspect of the weekend was a huge pleasure” (Gill Faragher, Shropshire, England)
About our glass painting courses
Here’s what makes your time with us so special:
- We show you techniques. This means you learn the fundamental skills.You can then develop these however you choose.
- Your course has no more than five people on it. Our small groups mean you get individual attention. This is unlike other painting courses with nine people or more: how can a large group be good for you?
- Even better, there are two of us at all times. This means you’ll always get the personal attention you really need. There’s no waiting for the “tutor” to get free from the queue of other people he must see before he sees you! We’re always on hand.
- In other words, there is 1 of us to 3 of you: where else will you get that kind of attention?
- You concentrate on glass painting and nothing else. No lead-work or glass-cutting is involved. This means you’ll improve your glass painting at an astonishing pace!
- We supply lovely designs and cartoons for you to copy. Together we’ll pick designs that you’ll love and which will also move you on. We have a huge number of designs for you to choose from, such as medieval heads, ornamental quarries, animals, and decorative borders.
- Each glass painting course is different. This means you get a painting course that’s exactly right for you.
- We have vast experience of painting and of teaching. With us, you get the best.
- We keep in touch with you afterwards — ask us questions by e-mail and we answer your questions with the best information that we have.
- The studio and the countryside are lovely!
Does that all sound perfect? Come on one of our glass painting courses and you’ll learn a lot.
“The course was an excellent introduction to glass painting in a wonderfully interesting studio” (Stephen Cumberland, Shropshire)
“Thank you both so very much for a very informative and instructive glass painting course” (Pam Davies, Suffolk)
“I enjoyed the workshop more than any other than I have attended” (Patrick Gillooly, Falkirk)
“... hugely enjoyable, and I learnt so much” (Jackie Carey, Gloucestershire)
Limited course space
Just 3 places left for September 2010
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Remember: only four glass painting courses each year, only five people per course, two of us to teach and demonstrate.
“I have never experienced such wonderful and dedicated teaching (and that is from someone who has been in the business for years and, as a one-time inspector of schools (!), has observed hundreds of teachers). Thank you both so much for passing on your incredible knowledge in such a beautiful environment” (Pat Marvell, London)
“Thanks you again for these amazing of days. I enjoyed every moment of it and have never felt so hungry for information on a subject! Thank you also so much for the patient teaching and amazing attention to detail. The ability to teach well is also a talent and you both certainly have it!” (Bruno Merz, Yorkshire, England)
“A very inspiring weekend on every level” (Adrian Arbib, Oxfordshire)
“It was a DELIGHT to spend the weekend with you ... much more of a joy than I believed possible ... I’m only sad that it went by so quickly but time does fly when you’re having fun!” (Sue Haigh, Yorkshire)
“I loved this weekend — thank you both for your warm welcome and your relaxed and caring atmosphere. I can’t stop thinking about it!” (Lesli Wallbank, Staffordshire, England)
Places go fast.
“What kinds of things do I learn?”
Here’s what you can expect to learn:
- How to trace lovely fine lines
- How to create marvelous and evocative shadows
- How to mix perfect glass paint
- How to highlight
- How to paint the front and back of the glass
And:
- How to do all your glass painting and fire your glass just once!
Other studios won’t teach you what we will, that’s for sure!
Even if you’ve done some or all of these things before, we know you’ll learn more from us.
“I just wanted to thank you for a wonderful course — you have great vision and I hope you continue to blossom!” (Pauline Lane, Essex)
“It was great to meet you both and learn new skills!” (Pip Florance, Suffolk)
“Many thanks for a brilliant couple of days” (Stephen Millington, Halifax)
“Since completing the course my confidence has greatly improved” (Michael Holroyd, Lancashire)
“It is one thing to be able to paint beautifully and skillfully and ‘have the touch’ but to be able to show others at different levels and help them understand how the medium works is quite another. I think you both balanced it perfectly as no-one I believe could have felt unattended ...” (Sarah Lace, Cheshire)
“The course was excellent in every respect” (Richard Carder, Milton Keynes)
“A lovely weekend” (Clare Wainwright, Birmingham)
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“What is included in the cost?”
Here’s what you get:
- Tuition in groups of no more than 5
- 2 of us to teach and work with you - in effect, each “group” is thus no more than 3
- 12 hours intensive teaching over 2 days
- Use of our tools, kiln and brushes
- All glass and other materials
- A course that’s designed freshly for you
- Lunch and snacks throughout the course
The cost for 2-day courses during 2010 is £250 PLUS VAT per person (so £293.75 with VAT at 17.5%): small groups, 12 hours’ intensive teaching, all glass and materials, lunches, refreshments during the day.
For dates and availability, e-mail us now.
Where else can you get such a glass painting course?
Are other glass painting courses cheaper? Yes, certainly. But consider this: would you rather go elsewhere and spend the same money on a 2-day course with 8 people on it and just 1 teacher?
Or is it better to spend £293.75 on our course with (at most) 5 people on it and 2 of us to teach and guide you PLUS glass, tools and lunches all included in the price?
And we also help you afterwards.
Also, our course is re-designed each time it’s run.
On top of everything, we are a really successful studio: we teach you because we want to.
“The teaching took us through techniques and skills that would have potentially involved months of trial and error. A great weekend” (Stephen Cumberland, Shropshire)
Terms
Our stained glass painting courses are special. Everyone who’s ever attended has had a fantastic time.
Because we want to continue running small courses with 2 of us to work with you, we have these terms:
- We will ONLY accept your booking if we are confident that the course is right for you.
- Your full payment IS your booking.
- Once you book, we cannot offer alternative dates.
- We reserve the right not to refund any portion of your fee if you cancel and we cannot fill your place.
- We reserve the right to charge a 50% cancellation fee to cover our administration costs.
Our terms exist to allow the 2 of us to continue teaching in small groups with our devoted attention to your wants and needs. You’ve seen the testimonials on this page: we have a lot to give you, and, if you book, we want you to attend.
“You are both excellent teachers and as I suspected prior to my visit, you are both masters at running workshops which engage and adapt to the people there.” (Chloe Uden, Exeter, England)
“Can you also teach me one-to-one?”
We can indeed give you one-to-one stained glass instruction to cover various subjects of your choosing at the level that you require, for example, cartoon and water-colour techniques, methods of reinforcement, painting with nib and oil, toning with oil, tracing with chalk.
- Our one-to-one stained glass instruction is tailored to your requirements.
- We will all agree an agenda in advance.
- The fee for 1-to-1 tuition starts at £325 (including VAT at 17.5%) per working day in the studio, and depends on what you want to learn.
Testimonials
Just read what people say about our stained glass painting courses:
“ ... the course provided a wealth of information ... an enjoyable and revealing experience in a lovely studio and with pleasant surroundings” (Michael Holmes, Lancashire)
“I recommend this course to anyone who has an interest in stained glass painting techniques” (Clive Perryman, Herefordshire)
“ ... thanks for such a wonderful weekend. I had a great time, and am now really enthused. Thank you very, very much” (Caryl Wright, Norfolk)
“It was a lovely weekend which I thoroughly enjoyed” (Vivienne Ryan, Yorkshire)
“I didn’t want to come home ... I feel very lucky that I have been taught by two masters such as yourselves: thank you for that” ((Sally Willink, Reading)
“Warm gratitude to both of you for an extraordinary and delightful weekend of hands-on and intense tuition. I came away bubbling with new skills, ideas and enthusiasm” (Philip Evans, Hertfordshire)
“The techniques we covered will be a huge step in my development to further my painting skills” (Julian Podmore, Australia)
“Thank you both for a truly educational and inspiring weekend” (Joyce Thomson, West Lothian)
“Thank you so much for the weekend. I really enjoyed everything about it. I feel inspired to paint and create! You both were so lovely to work with.” (Joy McAllen, Eire)
“A brilliantly pleasurable and informative and funny weekend” (Anne Bulley, Gloucestershire)
“I’ve come back FULL of ideas! ” (Erica Roberts, Midlands)
“I would like to thank you both for making it a memorable weekend for me. I had a wonderful time” (Shelja Sehgal, Hertfordshire, England)
“You can’t imagine how relaxing it was not to have to bring anything by way of materials and to find that everything that one could possibly require was already to hand. AND to feel confident that all the stage-by-stage processes and the teaching of them had been so thoroughly prepared.” (Cleone Abbs, Wolverhampton)
“Thank you very much for a lovely weekend glass painting. I really enjoyed everything about the weekend from the one-to-one tuition and the friendly atmosphere to the food and the excellent supply of tea!” (Lesley Howse, Shropshire)
“I so enjoyed the weekend. Such a lovely working atmosphere, and the ‘bestest’ thing is that the awful fog of not knowing has evaporated SO much” (Wenna Currie, Devon)
“I had a splendid weekend. You are both excellent teachers and made the whole experience extremely pleasurable” (Lis Cornes, Cheshire)
“No one I believe could have felt unattended or that their work was not of a good ability” (Sarah Lace, Cheshire)
“I thoroughly enjoyed the glass painting course with you. Many thanks” (Roy Albut, Worcestershire)
“Thanks so much for the fantastic weekend we spent with you both” (Gretchen and John Stone, Kent, England)
“Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the stained glass painting course ... and thank you for your excellent tuition. I drove away at the end of the course on Sunday with my head buzzing with ideas on how to apply the techniques I had learnt” (Sara Burns, Shropshire)
“Thoroughly enjoyable, and for me personally a great learning curve as I doubted if I was artistic enough to do it. This course increased my confidence immensely and I am really looking forward to adding the next dimension to my glass work and experimenting with the paint” (Martin Parsons, West Berkshire, England)
“Your enthusiasm for stained glass is infectious and extremely motivational” (Michael Holmes, Lancashire)
“Thanks for a great weekend. It went far too quickly” (Caroline Morgan, Kent)
“I learned more in this one weekend than I thought possible ...” (Joyce Thomson, West Lothian)
“ ... so much attention and guidance ... such inspirational teachers” (Kathryn Watts, Salisbury, England)
“Many thanks for being so accessible after the course. The help and assistance you have given me confirms my thoughts that you are truly passionate about the work you do” (Clive Perryman, Herefordshire)
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Marvellous glass painting courses from Williams & Byrne
The Williams & Byrne Stained Glass Studio, Shropshire, UK for exciting and technique-packed stained glass courses.
“I admire your own unique works and feel honoured to have been taught by you both” (Sara Burns, Shropshire)
With just five people per course and two of us to teach you, our glass painting courses book up fast. And people also travel far to be with us.
“My students tell me how very kind you have been to them during their stay with you. I sincerely appreciate your generosity and courtesy” (Y.M., Kobe, Japan)
“Thank you! I miss being with you: great company, lovely studio, and I did learn a lot” (Martine Bennett, California)
“Thank you so much for a great day. I learnt an enormous amount and feel completely inspired” (Lynsey Hayward, New Zealand)
“Bliss!” (Cleone Abbs, Wolverhampton)
“A very big thank you for a fantastic weekend and for sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm ... Absolutely super!” (Beryl Morgan, Herefordshire)
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Williams & Byrne
Designers, Painters & Restorers of Glass
Telephone +44 (0) 1584 856724
Williams & Byrne Limited, Church Farm Studios, Stanton Lacy, Near Ludlow, Shropshire, UK, SY8 2AE
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