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Dr. Jane Goodall
July 5th & 6th, 2025
Class Price: €250.00
Intro to Stained Glass:
Wonky Star & Small Panel!
w/Alison Byrne @wildbirdstudio
[2-Day Class] Includes all materials and lunch each day.
Contact Nuala info@mulrannyarts.com for accommodation options.
Come and unleash your creativity at this hands-on workshop where you'll learn the art of creating a beautiful stained glass star and panel.
Day 1: In the morning of the first day we will create a wonky star using scrap glass, this brings the students through the whole process start to finish. Break for lunch at 1pm for an hour and in the afternoon, design our own panel, learning about impossible cuts, pattern making and cartoons.
Day 2: Lets bring our designs to life. In the morning we will cut our glass, grind and start foiling. We will break for lunch at 1pm for 1 hour. After lunch we will finish foiling, solder and finish our pieces with patinas.
Beginners welcome - no experience necessary - Alison will guide you every step of the way.
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Alison Byrne (b. 1985) is an award-winning artist, educator, and activist specialising in glass design. A graduate of Wolverhampton College of Art (BA) and Bournemouth and Poole College (Distinction in Hot Glass), she founded WildBird Studio, where she has created copper foil stained glass for the past eight years. Alison’s recent work pushes boundaries with techniques like ceramic decals, glass painting, and screen printing, exploring narrative imagery on glass. Dedicated to her craft and sustainability, Alison merges traditional skills with innovative practices to create impactful, thought-provoking work. Some of Alison's recent works include 'Fishwife with a Knife' a reimagining of the Molly Malone statue, critiquing tourist interaction, ‘Power To The People’ which celebrates the spirit of collective action and the profound impact of grassroots movements and 'Hidden Homeless' an arrangement of glass houses portraying people of all walks of life who are struggling with the housing insecurity.
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