Glassblowing

Tim Shaw | Beginners to Intermediatee

Session: 3/2005 12 - 25 June

Form, Texture and Patterns; The Interpretation of Ideas into Glass! This glassblowing course, will teach concept and design development through to the production of glass objects. The focus of this course will be the exploration of Form, Texture and Patterns. It will include the development of ideas, mold making, free blowing and mold blowing. The application of colour, the use of optics and the creation of surface texture and patterns through the use of hot and cold processes will be explored. Students with little or no skills in glassblowing will be taught how to produce their glass objects. During this hands-on course, all students will be encouraged to work the glass and their sketchbooks with equal amounts of zeal, extend their skills and produce their own finished objects. Glassblowing is fun and exciting and this course will have ample lashings of both.

Glassblowing (Tim Shaw)

Tim Shaw

Tim Shaw has three degrees in Glassblowing. BA (Hons) from North Staffordshire Polytechnic, an MA from the avant-garde Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, a second MA attained at the prestigious Royal College of Art in London. Since leaving full-time education Tim has pursued his career as a professional glass artist. He was awarded a scholarship to the Pilchuck Glass School in the USA and a fellowship to attend the Creative Glass Centre of America. He has received invitations to teach and demonstrate around the world, including Fraunau Glass Summer School in Germany, University of Hawaii, Palomar College in San Diego, High Wycombe and Wrexham Colleges in the UK, as well as the University of South Australia and the Sydney College of the Arts. Tim has continued to maintain his professional profile through exhibiting in the UK, Europe, USA, Asia and Australia. Tim is a member of G.A.S. and is a Board Member of Ausglass. Recent Exhibitions include S.O.F.A. 2002 & 2003 (Chicago USA), 'Glass Weekend', Wheaton Village (2003 USA), 'Artlantis' (Australia, 2003), 'Mitsukoshi' (Taiwan 2002) and 'Sensorium' (Australia, 2002). Tim Shaw owns and operates his own hotglass workshop, nestled amongst the Stringybark forests of the beautiful Adelaide Hills, South Australia, famous for its fine wines and idyllic lifestyle. Tim is constantly inspired by nature and all things beautiful, and believes his role as an artist is to bring pleasure and joy into people's lives. Tim's art glass is seductive and alluring.