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A great way to learn or advance! Taught privately!
(No Classes will be taught to students under
18 years of age without a parent present.)
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Two stained glass students
(Mother & Daughter) happy with their
completed projects! |
Aire
Castle provides "one-on-one" stained glass art
classes for persons wanting to
learn the craft of creating
stained-glass art. Students are encouraged to spend two
nights at Aire Castle Inn Bed & Breakfast which will yield
maximum time in the studio for most of 48 hours and enable the
student to remain focused on learning the skills and techniques.
Students living local to Aire Castle Inn may take lessons four
hours at a time with breaks every two hours. Students are required to pay the entire cost of
the course before beginning classes.
Create Your Own:
Aire
Castle students first create a five-piece butterfly as their
first project. This teaches the student how to handle glass,
choose colors and textures, fit glass to patterns, score, run
(or break) glass, grind, fit, clean, foil, solder, patina and
polish a stained glass
piece. This normally takes about four hours. Then, students will
spend the rest of their time creating a window that will be
about 12 inches by 15 inches, or up to 14 inches by 16 inches (size varies according to pattern
selected by the student).
Rent Work Space: For new
stained glass artists
living close to Aire Castle who do not have shop space, we will
rent table space in our studio for creating windows and other
projects by the hour. Call to inquire about rates.
TWO LEVELS TO CHOOSE FROM:
(1)
Beginner Stained Glass Class - Learning Project teaches basic use of tools and
handling glass. Requires a full six hours (or first day of
Weekend Workshop).
(2)
Intermediate Stained
Glass Classes - Two full days' workshop continues
to develop skills & confidence, improve technique and complete a larger
project.
| Choose Your Class: |
One Person |
Two People |
Stained Glass Art Weekend
Workshop*
(Includes both Beginner and
Intermediate Classes) |
$120 |
$220 |
| Single Beginner Class |
$65 |
$120 |
| Single Intermediate Class |
$65 |
$120 |
*Price listed does not include required room rate.
Details below.
What's Included?
Requires a
three-night stay at Aire Castle Inn. "Weekend" can
be any three consecutive nights of the week, holidays excluded.
(Local
students may make other arrangements.) (Note: This Workshop
previously only required two nights. Students were very
hard-pressed for time, therefore the reason for extending the
Workshop to three nights.)
The Stained Glass Weekend
Workshop includes both the Beginner and Intermediate Courses with
private training during each session. No "classroom"
environments here!
For Weekend Workshop, the estimated value of
the
stained glass pieces you
take home far exceeds the cost of the Workshop fee and may equal
the cost of your B&B expenses, depending on your choice of
pattern for the intermediate project and the quality of your
work.
Students will be allowed
additional shop time to complete any projects that are a part of
the courses at no additional charge. Aire Castle wants each
student to learn and complete every aspect of each class.
Students will log 24 to 30 hours in the shop over the entire
weekend. This experience is not one of boring
demonstration, but a weekend of your hands-on training
under our watchful eye and instruction.
FOR ONE PERSON:
Full Three-Night Stained Glass Weekend Workshop Retreat - $120.00 plus
room rate
(Includes
Both Beginner & Intermediate Workshops for One Person)
(Guest stays three nights at Aire Castle)
FOR TWO PEOPLE:
Full Three-Night Stained Glass Weekend Workshop Retreat -
$220.00 plus room rate
(Includes
Both Beginner & Intermediate Workshops for Two Persons)
(Guests stay three nights at Aire Castle)
~ Includes Initial
Six-Hour "Learning Project"! ~
Note: For any
student, this class requires up to a six consecutive hours
commitment for this first class.
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- Visual
demonstration and instruction to foiling technique
- Hands-on
instruction and practice in the use of tools
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Create one
project - a "five-piece butterfly", night-light or
sun-catcher (No substitute patterns)
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Two persons
maximum
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Six
Hours - Three, two-hour sessions, with break*
(*Break is at discretion of the student -
some students may
require as little as four hours to complete this class.)
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Beginner Class Five Piece Butterfly Project
What's It Include?
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 Crash
course in the development of patterns
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Create a second project of
up to 16" x 14" size, choice of several patterns, or design
your own pattern with instructor’s assistance (project size
varies per student's choices)
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Full weekend allows you to
spend as many hours in the shop as you wish (Aire Castle has
found this concentrated effort to be students' best choice -
16 to 18 hours total for the Intermediate Class)
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Beverages furnished
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Breakfast included, B&B
gourmet specialties
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Eat out at great local
restaurants, or bring your own lunch and supper
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Breaks are students’ choice
Click
Here to Learn More About Your Instructor, Mike Driver
Additional Package Options & Notes
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Students have a choice to use bevel
clusters in the Intermediate Class in their larger project.
Cost of the clusters plus shipping charges are added to the
total cost of lessons. Go to
www.delphiglass.com to
click on "Bevel Clusters" to see selections.
Aire
Castle
Stained Glass Art will order a complete portable shop and
glass assortment for you at our wholesale & shipping
costs, plus delivery expenses. (This is a one-time offer.)
Our professional guidance will give you the best tool choices so
that you will have only what you really need and not waste your
money on cheap, or fancy tools that only sit on your shelves to
gather dust.
Costs of tools,
equipment, glass and supplies are constantly changing.
Estimated cost of setting up (purchasing) your Portable Stained
Glass Workshop must be calculated at the time of placing the
order for those items, to include shipping costs. These
costs may vary. Aire Castle does not make a profit from this
service to students.
Aire Castle Stained Glass Art will save you approximately 30% to 45% off
normal retail on tools & supplies, and 25% to 35% on glass
orders.
Our recommended "Portable Basic
Stained Glass Work Shop",
tools & supplies currently run about
$650.00 at retail, but about
$500.00 at our wholesale cost,
saving at least
$150.00.
(Purchases depend upon student's choices.) (May 2008 prices - shipping extra)
Aire Castle recommends that students invest in a Glass Art Saw
for intricate cuts and seriously pursuing Stained Glass Art.
To see tools, glass, and supplies, call "Delphi Stained Glass"
to order a retail catalog (800-322-3336). Aire Castle is
an affiliate of Gryphon Inc. Stained Glass tools and equipment.
See www.gryphoncorp.com
for tool selections.
Janice Harris and Mike Driver work on the "Prayer Couple" project for
Heartland Worship Center. This is the cement/putty step of
the Lead Came method of Stained Glass Art.Aire Castle teaches
this method as a separate class. Call to inquire.
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