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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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Angela &
Kristen, two stained glass students
(Mother & Daughter) happy with their
completed projects! |
Penny F.
says: "I needed a refresher course on stained glass window
construction. The Lord led me here. I found all I was looking
for and more!
We
(fellow student & friend) were greeted warmly, fed well and kept
busy. I was able to complete both the (Beginner) Basic as well
as the Intermediate Stained Glass Class. As a bonus, because I
finished early, I took the opportunity to have Mike show me how
to draw up a pattern for my next project! Way more than I
thought I would accomplish in 3 short days."
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) |
$165 |
$330 |
| Single Beginner Class |
$75 |
$140 |
| Single Intermediate Class |
$100 |
$190 |
*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.
After a student has completed
both courses at Aire Castle, he or she will have all the
knowledge required to be able to create a stained glass window
of practically any style, pattern or size, within reason.
It is the goal of Aire Castle to educate each student to the
highest degree of their individual capability, to create stained
glass art with structural integrity, brilliant color, texture,
balance and striking original design. The success of each
Aire Castle student is a bold reflection of our commitment to
teaching our students to the very best of our ability.
That is why our classes are so intense and require concentrated
student effort.
FOR ONE PERSON:
Full Three-Night Stained Glass Weekend Workshop Retreat - $165.00 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 -
$330.00 plus room rate
(Includes
Both Beginner & Intermediate Workshops for Two Persons)
(Guests stay three nights at Aire Castle)
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"Tom & Dana - Glass Art
Students - November 2008"
(Chose their own designs for Intermediate Class) |
~ 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
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Students also have the option 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.
Buying Your Workshop
at Wholesale Cost
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 as prices change.
Aire Castle Stained Glass Art will save its
students approximately 30% off
normal retail on tools & supplies, and 25% to 30% on glass
orders.
Portable
Basic
Stained Glass Work Shop
Based upon more than 10 years experience,
trial & error and testing of various tools and equipment, Aire
Castle has developed its list of the best tools to purchase for
your new glass shop. This list is included in our classes
for you at no extra cost.
Our recommended "Portable Basic
Stained Glass Work Shop",
tools & supplies A/O October 2010 run about
$1,000.00 at retail, but about
$750.00 at our wholesale cost,
saving at least
$250.00.
(Purchases depend upon student's choices.) (October 2010 prices - shipping extra)
Notes & Suggestions
Expert Tip: Check your glass in all light before you commit! |
Cloudy Day Without Direct Sun |
Indirect Sunlight |
Partially Direct Sunlight |
Direct Sunlight |
| "Glass Art Tip" for you! This is the same project, but with various lighting conditions, the glass I used changes in appearance and illustrates the difference in "reflective lighting", partial bright light, indirect and direct "back-lighting". This is a part of what I teach my students in my private classes. Always check your glass before cutting to see how it will appear in various lighting conditions. |
A good way for interested persons to see tools, glass, & supplies,
plus learn about what great options are in this fantastic world
of Glass Art is to call "Delphi Stained Glass" to order a retail
catalog (800-322-3336). Aire Castle Stained Glass Art uses
Delphi Glass as its primary supplier of all glass & supplies.
Power tools are a tremendous asset for the serious glass artist.
Aire Castle recommends that students invest in Gryphon's new
"Twister Glass Grinder", "C-40 Glass Art Saw" and/or "Zephyr
Ring Saw",
for intricate cuts, superior grinding ability and seriously pursuing Stained Glass Art. Aire Castle
primarily uses Gryphon Inc. Stained Glass tools and equipment.
See www.gryphoncorp.com
for tool selections.
Morton System Glass Art equipment is
practically a necessity for creating the best in glass art.
Morton tools take the tress out of many near impossible tasks.
Aire Castle uses and demonstrates Morton tools in every Stained
Glass Art class. See
http://www.mortonglass.com/ to view their wide selection of
glass tools.
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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