Cranberry Courses and Workshops

The staff at Cranberry Stained Glass Studio are addicted to their craft and love sharing their skills and enthusiasm with others. Surely one of the following courses will get you hooked too. We have a bright, spacious workshop equipped specifically with the glass artist in mind (especially the vertically challenged like Penny ?). All you have to bring are close-toed shoes and your enthusiasm.

A maximum class size of six people allows us to offer personalized, individual attention and allows you full access to our tools and equipment. Unless noted, you do not have to pay for anything beyond the cost of the course or workshop. (Classes will run only with a minimum of three participants.)

Schedule


Fantastic Fusing - Week Night Option
Sep 17, 2008 06:00 PM
Cranberry Stained Glass Studio & Supply

Learn it all and have a ball. We'll teach you all the tricks to get you hooked on kiln forming glass – fusing, slumping, creative uses for fibre paper, frit, confetti and, much more.

No previous glass experience necessary for this creative, hands-on workshop.

*Note: Please register no later than 24 hours in advance of a course, class or workshop to allow us adequate time for preparation and staffing. Thank you.

Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Time: 6 - 10pm
Price: $150.00


Finishing Techniques-Frames & Hooks
Sep 20, 2008 11:00 AM
Cranberry Stained Glass Studio

Proper fit every time means tightly mitred corners and no wasted came. You’ll learn how to save time and money too.

Plus, we’ll teach you all the tricks of the trade when it comes to making and installing the right hook for any project from tiny suncatchers to large beveled windows.

*Note: Please register no later than 24 hours in advance of a course, class or workshop to allow us adequate time for preparation and staffing. Thank you.

Date: Saturday, September 20, 2008
Time: 11am - Noon
Price: FREE


Stained Glass Starter Course
Sep 22, 2008 06:00 PM
Cranberry Stained Glass Studio & Supply

It’s not as intimidating as you think and no Band-Aids are required. This four week course, delivered in a friendly and relaxed fashion, will give you a comprehensive understanding of an art form that you can enjoy forever. You’ll start by practicing glass scoring techniques and quickly move on to cutting out your own pieces of art glass. Grinding, foiling and soldering follow before we put the finishing touches on a window hanging you’ll treasure forever.

Price includes all glass and supplies, use of our tools and equipment, and, if paid in full at least one week prior to the course, a 144-page, full-colour resource book to inform and inspire your future stained glass projects.

*Note: Please register no later than 24 hours in advance of a course, class or workshop to allow us adequate time for preparation and staffing. Thank you.

Dates: Mondays, September 22, 29, October 6 and 20, 2008.
Time: 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Price: $250.00


Fusing Fix - Week Night Option
Sep 24, 2008 06:00 PM
Cranberry Stained Glass Studio & Supply

Has your interest in warm glass techniques been piqued? In this continuation of Fantastic Fusing, we'll heat up our kilns and your imagination by introducing inclusions, carving fibre paper, building barrettes, bracelets and buttons. The possibilities are endless!

*Note: Please register no later than 24 hours in advance of a course, class or workshop to allow us adequate time for preparation and staffing. Thank you.

Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2008.
Time: 6 - 9pm
Price: $150.00


Flamework Beadmaking - Saturday Morning Option
Sep 27, 2008 09:00 AM
Cranberry Stained Glass Studio

The art of glass beadmaking – Lampworking - is sweeping North America and one gifted artist leading the way is Yarmouth’s Susan Hood. Accredited by the International Society of Glass Beadmakers to teach these skills, Susan’s students can be found in numerous countries around the globe.

Cranberry Stained Glass is privileged to have Susan offering FREE demonstrations in our studio (For dates and times, call or check the announcements at the top of our web site.) and teaching all levels of lampworking, using a minor bench burner, in personal, four-hour seminars.

Whether you’re a novice, intermediate or advanced beadmaker, Susan Hood can tailor her lessons to your needs. Some of the basic topics she covers are: preparation and safety, making stringers, twisties, simple beads using ribbed and graphite marvers, casing, raking, plunging, pixie dust, baking soda technique, dots, drawing with cane, casing foils multi-layering, flowers, and silvered stringers. More advanced students will practice making frit, stringers with frit, using reduction frit, latticio, hollow beads, vessels made with steel wool, sculpting fish, mermaids, roses, bears, snails, encased flowers, acid etching, and embedding cubic zirconians. And the list of techniques continues…

Eight hours of instruction will prepare you to go solo on Cranberry’s studio lampworking equipment or set up a beadmaking studio in your own home.

Date: Saturday, September 27, 2008
Time: 9am - 1pm
Price: $150/ 4-Hour Lesson
$300/ 8 Hours
$500 for Two, 8 – Hour Days
*Note: Please register no later than 24 hours in advance of a course, class or workshop to allow us adequate time for preparation and staffing. Students pay Susan Hood directly at the start of each class.Thank you.


Flamework Beadmaking - Saturday Afternoon Option
Sep 27, 2008 02:00 PM
Cranberry Stained Glass Studio

Same as Saturday Morning Option but...
Date: Saturday, September 27, 2008
Time: 2 - 6pm
Price: $150/ 4-Hour Lesson
$300/ 8 Hours
$500 for Two, 8 – Hour Days
*Note: Please register no later than 24 hours in advance of a class to allow us adequate time for preparation and staffing. Students pay Susan Hood directly at the start of each class.Thank you.


Flamework Beadmaking - Sunday Morning Option
Sep 28, 2008 09:00 AM
Cranberry Stained Glass Studio

Same as Saturday Morning option but:
Date: Sunday, September 28, 2008
Time: 9am - 1pm
Price: $150/ 4-Hour Lesson
$300/ 8 Hours
$500 for Two, 8 – Hour Days
*Note: Please register no later than 24 hours in advance of a class to allow us adequate time for preparation and staffing. Students pay Susan Hood directly at the start of each class.Thank you.


Flamework Beadmaking - Sunday Afternoon Option
Sep 28, 2008 02:00 PM
Cranberry Stained Glass Studio

Same as Saturday Morning Option but...
Date: Sunday, September 28, 2008
Time: 2 - 6pm
Price: $150/ 4-Hour Lesson
$300/ 8 Hours
$500 for Two, 8 – Hour Days
*Note: Please register no later than 24 hours in advance of a class to allow us adequate time for preparation and staffing. Students pay Susan Hood directly at the start of each class. Thank you.


Flamework Beadmaking - Monday Morning Option
Sep 29, 2008 09:00 AM
Cranberry Stained Glass Studio

Same as Sunday Morning Option but...
Date: Monday, September 29, 2008
Time: 9am - 1pm
Price: $150/ 4-Hour Lesson
$300/ 8 Hours
$500 for Two, 8 – Hour Days
*Note: Please register no later than 24 hours in advance of a class to allow us adequate time for preparation and staffing. Students pay Susan Hood directly at the start of each class.Thank you.


Flamework Beadmaking - Monday Afternoon Option
Sep 29, 2008 02:00 PM
Cranberry Stained Glass Studio

Same as Sunday Morning Option but...
Date: Monday, September 29, 2008
Time: 2 - 6pm
Price: $150/ 4-Hour Lesson
$300/ 8 Hours
$500 for Two, 8 – Hour Days
*Note: Please register no later than 24 hours in advance of a class to allow us adequate time for preparation and staffing. Students pay Susan Hood directly at the start of each class.Thank you.


Panel Lamp Class - Evening Option
Oct 01, 2008 06:00 PM
Cranberry Stained Glass Studio

Canadians may be known for our duct tape but in this course you’ll learn many useful applications for plain, black, electrician’s tape. For those of you with copper foil experience, here’s a chance for you to learn 3-dimensional construction techniques while making a beautiful and useful lamp.

Students can choose one of three, pre-selected panel lamp patterns. Over five weeks you’ll have the opportunity to perfect your cutting and soldering techniques while learning the ins and outs of spiders, vase caps, skirts, crowns, and other aspects of panel lamp construction. We’ll even introduce you to “George’s Arm”.

This course involves five, three-hour classes and, due to the individual nature of this project, there will be opportunities for unsupervised studio time, outside of scheduled class time, using our tools and equipment.

*Note: Please register no later than 24 hours in advance of a course, class or workshop to allow us adequate time for preparation and staffing. Thank you.

Dates: Wednesday Evenings: October 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2008.
Time: 6-9pm
Price: $250 *Note: Students will be responsible for providing their own glass, lamp base, spider and/or harp.


Copper Foil Refresher
Oct 04, 2008 10:00 AM
Cranberry Stained Glass Studio & Supply

If week days don’t work for you, consider a Saturday stained glass refresher class. Bring your morning beverage and bagel and re-learn the copper foil method of stained glass you thought you learned months or, even, years ago. Five hours of instruction will get you back on track. Of course you’ll take home a beautiful piece of stained glass you will have made yourself, start to finish. Note: Minimal previous experience with cutting, grinding, foiling and soldering is required. (If this is completely new to you, you’re more than welcome to try one of our Beginner classes.)

*Note: Please register no later than 24 hours in advance of a course, class or workshop to allow us adequate time for preparation and staffing. Thank you.

Dates: Saturday, October 4, 2008
Time: 10:00am – 3pm
Price: $100


Panel Lamp Class - Morning Option
Oct 07, 2008 09:00 AM
Cranberry Stained Glass Studio

Canadians may be known for our duct tape but in this course you’ll learn many useful applications for plain, black, electrician’s tape. For those of you with copper foil experience, here’s a chance for you to learn 3-dimensional construction techniques while making a beautiful and useful lamp.

Students can choose one of three, pre-selected panel lamp patterns. Over five weeks you’ll have the opportunity to perfect your cutting and soldering techniques while learning the ins and outs of spiders, vase caps, skirts, crowns, and other aspects of panel lamp construction. We’ll even introduce you to “George’s Arm”.

This course involves five, three-hour classes and, due to the individual nature of this project, there will be opportunities for unsupervised studio time, outside of scheduled class time, using our tools and equipment.

*Note: Please register no later than 24 hours in advance of a course, class or workshop to allow us adequate time for preparation and staffing. Thank you.

Dates: Tuesday Mornings: October 7, 14, 21, 28 and November 4, 2008
Time: 9am-12noon
Price: $250 *Note: Students will be responsible for providing their own glass, lamp base, spider and/or harp.


Stained Glass Rx
Oct 08, 2008 06:00 PM
Cranberry Stained Glass Studio

Whether it was a baseball, pet or careless movers, we’ll show you how to get the “Oops” out and replace that damaged glass. And, at no extra cost, we’ll give cover conquering “white mould” and proper patina tips.

*Note: Please register no later than 24 hours in advance of a course, class or workshop to allow us adequate time for preparation and staffing. Thank you.

Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Time: 6 – 7pm
Price: FREE


Stained Glass Starter Course-Saturday Option
Oct 11, 2008 10:00 AM
Cranberry Stained Glass

It takes just three Saturdays of your time to learn the basics of stained glass copper foil construction and you'll go home with a breathtaking 8"x10" window hanging. We’ll expertly guide you through the various steps that all stained glass artists follow to produce those awesome works of art that you’ve always admired from afar, only this time it will be your own creation.

*Note: Please register no later than 24 hours in advance of a course, class or workshop to allow us adequate time for preparation and staffing. Thank you.

Dates: Saturdays October 11, 18, 25, 2008
Time: 10am – 2pm
Price: $185


Lead Restoration
Oct 25, 2008 08:00 AM
Cranberry Stained Glass Studio

Repairing and restoring heritage windows is a labour of love – a very expensive undertaking if you have to pay someone else to do it. This course will teach you how to do it yourself.

Bring your own window or, we have plenty of old ones in various states of disrepair that you can buy and practice on. We’ll show you how to remove broken pieces of glass, camouflage cracks, work with old and new lead came and, throw in a few soldering and finishing tips that will bring back the original beauty of you piece.

You’ll leave with the satisfaction of a job well done and at a fraction of the cost of hiring professionals.

Dates: Alternate Saturdays - October 25, November 8 and 22, 2008
Time: 8 - 11am
Price: $150 plus any supplies


Fusing Fix - Saturday Option
Oct 25, 2008 10:00 AM
Cranberry Stained Glass Studio

Has your interest in warm glass techniques been piqued? In this continuation of Fantastic Fusing, we'll heat up our kilns and your imagination by introducing inclusions, carving fibre paper, building barrettes, bracelets and buttons. The possibilities are endless!

*Note: Please register no later than 24 hours in advance of a course, class or workshop to allow us adequate time for preparation and staffing. Thank you.

Date: Saturday, October 25, 2008.
Time: 10am - 1pm
Price: $150.00


Learning Lead Came
Oct 27, 2008 06:00 PM
Cranberry Stained Glass Studio

You’ll leave this leading course with a panel reminiscent of those produced by the old masters of stained glass. Prior to L.C. Tiffany who developed the copper foil method, lead came was the only technique available to glass artisans. We’ll patiently guide you through the various stages of traditional leadlighting but using modern technology so that you too will have a thorough understanding of this classic process.

*Note: Please register no later than 24 hours in advance of a course, class or workshop to allow us adequate time for preparation and staffing. Thank you.

Four Monday Evenings: October 27, November 3, 10, and 17, 2008.
Time: 6-10pm
Price: $250.00


Solder Savvy
Nov 05, 2008 06:00 PM
Cranberry Stained Glass Studio

It ain’t rocket science but there are some basics that you might not have mastered yet. Let us refresh your memory in a calm and encouraging atmosphere.

*Note: Please register no later than 24 hours in advance of a course, class or workshop to allow us adequate time for preparation and staffing. Thank you.

Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Time: 6 - 7pm
Price: FREE


Kiln Ceilidh - Friday 10am-12noon
Nov 28, 2008 10:00 AM
Cranberry Stained Glass Studio

Tired of baking batches of cookies? Come and try our no-fail kiln fired glass Christmas, Hanukkah, or any holiday, gifts and ornaments. On Friday, November 28, and/or Saturday, November 29, we’ll gather around our 16’ long tables, moving from one design station to another and easily assemble up to 10 different glass designs. Your registration fee includes: assembly instructions, all materials, use of our equipment and, a full kiln load of stained glass goodies to give as gifts or enjoy in your own home. No previous glass experience necessary.

This year we're asking you to book a time slot: Fri. 10-12, 12-2, 2-4, 4-6, 6-8, Sat. 10-12, 12-2, or 2-4. Promptness is appreciated so everyone can have a spot at the tables. Call us if you have a large group so no one gets put on the waiting list.

Cost: $87.50/kiln firing
Bring four friends and the fifth kiln load is FREE!

The registration is for: Friday, November 28, 2008, 10am - 12noon


Kiln Ceilidh - Friday 12noon - 2pm
Nov 28, 2008 12:00 PM
Cranberry Stained Glass Studio

This registration page is for: Friday, November 28, 2008, 12noon - 2pm


Kiln Ceilidh - Friday 2 - 4pm
Nov 28, 2008 02:00 PM
Cranberry Stained Glass Studio

This registration page is for: Friday, November 28, 2008, 2 - 4pm


Kiln Ceilidh - Friday 4 - 6pm
Nov 28, 2008 04:00 PM
Cranberry Stained Glass Studio

This registration page is for: Friday, November 28, 2008, 4 - 6pm


Kiln Ceilidh - Friday 6 - 8pm
Nov 28, 2008 06:00 PM
Cranberry Stained Glass Studio

This registration page is for: Friday, November 28, 2008, 6 - 8pm


Kiln Ceilidh - Saturday 10am - 12noon
Nov 29, 2008 10:00 AM
Cranberry Stained Glass Studio

This registration page is for: Saturday, November 29, 2008, 10am - 12noon


Kiln Ceilidh - Saturday 12noon - 2pm
Nov 29, 2008 12:00 PM
Cranberry Stained Glass Studio

This registration page is for: Saturday, November 29, 2008, 12noon - 2pm


Kiln Ceilidh - Saturday 2 - 4pm
Nov 29, 2008 02:00 PM
Cranberry Stained Glass Studio

This registration page is for: Saturday, November 29, 2008, 2 - 4pm