Fused Glass Panel: Slaithwaite School Project
In March 2020 we held a number of Fused Glass workshops for an entire school.
Slaithwaite I&J School came to our Create Space Studio in their year groups, and spent 1 hour with us designing and creating a large mural, based on their outdoor space.
Jackie & Zoe drew a fun, imaginative design, incorporating all of the features their school grounds boast; including bee hives, a pond and bird watching shed.
As the day progressed the children got older, this meant that each new set could use their more advanced fine motor skills- to add to, and improve the glass panel.
Once the designs were coloured in, the glass frit was built up on top. Safety glasses were worn at all times .
The view of St James Parish Church, through the trees.
We included as many creatures as possible, rabbits, fish, birds, and this frog- which was one of the favourites.
Some buzzing bees swarming around their hive on top of the hill.
The youngest set of children used watercolour pencils to add colour the line drawing design. Each child then created glass strips using coloured frit of different sizes.
Using a mixture of fine, medium and coarse frit, and thin glass rods - the children worked individually and in pairs, to transform the glass panels from clear sheets of glass to bright and colourful works of art!
Once the final class had finished, they walked back to school, we carefully carried all of the glass panels up to our glass kiln in our other studio.
The thin slithers of glass down the edge of this kiln, are from the youngest set of children. We suggested that these can be used to create a rainbow effect border around the panels, or they can be hung outdoors as wind chimes!
