Art & Craft Courses
with Vitreus Art @The Bell Plantation
"Outstanding teaching - step by step instructions delivered at a totally appropriate pace" -Simon
"I had a fantastic time, I can't wait to come back!" - Kate
"Excellent facilities and tuition, very knowledgeable tutors" - Kate
"Great class - I can't believe we managed to make an almost-professional looking piece in one day! - Michael
"Learnt so much - a really great day and inspiring teachers" - Helen
"An amazing day, full of learnings with knowledgeable instructors. Good fun!" - Garry
"Educational, informative,and inspiring!" - Jeremy
Vitreus Art - Fun and Distinctive Art Classes and Craft courses
Would you like to learn a new art skill? Discover your creative side? Approach your existing artistic activities from a new direction?
Our ethos has always been to hold fun, creative and friendly classes in small groups, and to include all materials in the cost, wherever possible.
Classes take place at the Vitreus Art studio in Northants near Towcester in our spacious studio, with small class sizes, widely spaced benches and a creative vibe.
New - Traditional Stained Glass Painting Courses
After a lengthy gestation these two courses are now live!
The Traditional Stained Glass Painting Introduction will equip you with the basics needed to develop your traditional glass painting projects (and you'll create a piece of painted glass on the day).
And then the two-day Traditional Stained Glass Painting With Leading or Foiling course will enable you to design, cut, paint and construct your own mini window with beautiful painted details.
This course isn't suitable for beginners in painting on glass or leading and foiling - feel free to ask about the course requirements before booking!
Because of the specuialist nature of these two workshops we're limiting places to 6 and 5 respectively and the early sessions of each are full or nearly full!
New - Bloom & Spin Fluid Art workshop with Hazel Beckett
New from Hazel (the master of Fluid Art) - this new workshop introduces you to the fun 'Shelee Art' technique of spinning tiles to create amazing paint effects with specially mixed paints and metallics. A lively session with all of Hazel's sense of playfulness and a striking set of tiles and coasters as the result! All info is here...
New - Traditional Stained Glass Painting Introduction
Join this half-day introduction to the essentials for traditional stained glass painting - the method used to pant on glass for leaded windows for over 800 years!
This short course will teach you the basics, with projects to work on during the workshop and collect after firing. You can then use your skills to create a whole stained and leaded panel on a future workshop.
New - Fused Glass Clock Workshop
As requested by past students, and now it's a thing! Design and make your very own and completely unique wall clock in fused glass. You'll be the envy of neighbours! Click for info...
We'll always be happy to answer your questions, or chat to you at our studio.
If you have any questions or concerns get in touch and we'll do our best to help.
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June classes with places available
- 14th June - Papercut Art with Stacey Young - for all levels
- 18th June - Fused Glass Garden Art for all levels
- 20th June - Introduction to Glass Fusing (aka Fusion-Inclusion) for all levels
- 21st June - Fluid Art for Beginners with Hazel Beckett for all levels
- 21st June - Precious Metal Clay Silver Jewellery for Beginners
- 28th - 29th June - Studio Closed
July classes with places available
- 4th July - Fused Glass S-Bends for Improvers
- 6th July - Fused Glass Tealight Holders for all levels
- 12th July - Glass Fusing - Clock Workshop for all levels
- 18th July - Funky Foiled Flowers Taster Workshop
- 25th July - Stained Glass Copper Foiling for Beginners
- 25th July - Stained Glass Copper Foiling Lanterns for all levels
- 26th July - Glass Fusing - Glass Flowers for Beginners
- 27th July - Glass Fusing Garden Art for all levels
- 30th July - Stained Glass 3d Copper Foiling Wreath or Flower Cascade for all levels
August classes with places available
- 2nd August - Glass Fusing Garden Art for all levels
- 3rd August - Traditional Stained Glass Painting for Beginners
- 7th August - Freestanding Stained Glass Garden Panels for all levels
- 8th August - Glass Fusing - Lanterns for all levels
- 9th August - Studio Closed
- 19th & 20th August - Traditional Stained Glass Painting with Leading or Foiling 2 days - not for beginners
- 21st August - Glass Fusing - Garden Flowers for all levels
- 23rd August - Stained Glass Leading for Beginners
- 24th August - Glass Fusing - Fusion-Inclusion Introduction to Fusing for Beginners
- 27th August - Stained Glass 3d Copper Foiling Hummingbird etc for all levels
- 29th August - Glass Fusing - Clock Workshop for all levels
- 30th August - Fluid Art for Beginners with Hazel Beckett for all levels
- 30th August - Glass Cutting Masterclass for Fusers (and stained glassers) for Improvers
- 31st August - Glass Fusing for Beginners - Tealight Holders
- 31st August - 18th July - Funky Foiled Flowers Taster Workshop
September classes with places available
- 5th September - Fused Garden Glass Art for all levels
- 7th September - Glass Fusing for Beginners - S-Bends half-day
- 9th September - Stained Glass Leading for Beginners
- 11th September - Precious Metal Clay Silver Jewellery for Beginners
- 13th - 20th September - Studio Closed
- 21st September - Stained Glass Leading - Freestanding Garden Panels for all levels
- 23rd - 30th September - Northants & Rutland Open Studios - free demos and have-a-go sessions
- 30th September - Key Moments and people in the history of Stained Glass - illustrated talk
October classes with places available
- 2nd October - Fused Glass S-bends for all levels
- 3rd October - Fused Glass Garden Mushrooms for all levels
- 3rd October - Fused Glass Garden Flowers for all levels
- 4th October - Traditional Stained Glass Painting Intro
- 5th October - Fused Glass Garden Art for all levels
- 7th October - Stained Glass or Glass Fusing Evening Course for all levels
- 7th October - Glass Cutting Masterclass for Fusers
- 9th October - Fused Glass Ocean Wave for all levels
- 10th October - Watercolour Flowers with Clare Tebboth for all levels
- 10th October - Fused Glass Tealights for Beginners
- 11th October - Stained Glass Copper Foiling 3d Projects for all levels
- 16th & 17th October - Traditional Stained Glass Painting with Leading or Foiling 2 days - not for beginners
- 18th October - Stained Glass Copper Foiling for Beginners
- 18th October - Stained Glass Copper Foiling Lanterns for all levels
- 19th October - Stained Glass Leading for Beginners
- 24th October - Introduction to Glass Fusing (aka Fusion-Inclusion) for Beginners
- 25th October - Precious Metal Clay Silver Jewellery for Beginners
- 25th October - Fluid Art Bloom & Spin with Hazel Beckett for all levels
- 26th October - Textured Landscapes Mixed Media Painting with Clare Tebboth for all levels
- 28th October - 5-day Stained Glass & Fused Glass Course for all levels
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