Join stained glass artist Flora Jamieson this Spring for a hands-on workshop at The William Morris Society Museum, where participants will learn to paint their own stained glass quarry (a decorative square of glass often seen in Victorian and Arts & Crafts era stained glass windows) using traditional glass painting techniques.
In this immersive session, Flora will guide you through the historic process of trace painting and silver staining using hand-mixed pigments and fine brushes. You’ll design your own floral motif and learn how to apply delicate line work on to glass, to create a beautiful hand-painted stained glass piece. Flora will fire your completed piece in the kiln at her studio and then post it on to you, ready to hang in a window and be admired!
Perfect for beginners and enthusiasts alike, this workshop offers a rare chance to explore the art of stained glass under the expert guidance of one of the UK’s leading glass painters. Participants will also be given an introduction to the exhibition by one of the William Morris Society team members and shown some unique objects from the collection. There will also be an opportunity to study some of William Morris’s stained glass windows and designs in greater detail.
All equipment and materials are supplied, participants just need to bring an apron to wear. If they would like to bring their own reference material for their design they are welcome to, but reference books and images will also be on hand. Tea and Coffee will be provided but participants will need to make their own lunch arrangements.
The programme for the day will be a follows:
10am Arrival, welcome and introduction to the William Morris Society and Exhibition
10:15 Workshop begins
1-1.30pm Lunch Break
2pm-3pm Get up close to special objects from our collections with our Curator
4pm Workshop concludes
Flora Studio 1 Photo © Alice Tatham
Artist’s Bio:
Flora Jamieson is a Dorset-based stained-glass artist with over 25 years experience of creating both traditional and contemporary work for clients across the UK, Europe, and worldwide. Her work is commissioned by private individuals, architects and interior designers, and projects range from large-scale installations to smaller panels celebrating personal moments.
She regularly collaborates with The William Morris Society, producing hand-painted glass pieces for their museum shop that quickly sell out. Her work has been featured in numerous publications, including The Financial Times, Elle Decoration and Country Living, and she teaches stained glass both in-person and through her popular online course with nearly 6,000 students on global creativity platform Domestika
Website: www.florajamieson.co.uk
Instagram: www.instagram.com/theroundwindow
