Art isn’t just about teaching someone to paint or draw, create stained glass or fused glass art. It isn’t about teaching someone how to dance, write or play a musical instrument. It is really about simulating creativity and that is what we do at Avalon Stained Glass School & Creativity Center.
Avalon Stained Glass School & Creativity Center offers many stained glass workshops that are “budget friendly”.
2011 STAINED GLASS 5-7 DAY WORKSHOP INFORMATION
If you ever wanted to learn stained-glass crafting or to improve your stained-glass skills, then Avalon Stained Glass School is the place for you. We offer a 5-7 day seminar to introduce and guide you through a world of color and beauty limited only by your imagination.
STAINED GLASS CRAFTING is easy to learn. You do not have to be an artist; you only need to be “good with your hands” and have “an eye for detail”. A good sense of humor and a little patience will get you through this course just fine.Art isn’t just about teaching someone to paint or draw, create stained glass or fused glass art. It isn’t about teaching someone how to dance, write or play a musical instrument. It is really about simulating creativity and that is what we do at Avalon Stained Glass School & Creativity Center.
Avalon Stained Glass School & Creativity Center offers many stained glass workshops that are “budget friendly”.
2011 STAINED GLASS 5-7 DAY WORKSHOP INFORMATION
If you ever wanted to learn stained-glass crafting or to improve your stained-glass skills, then Avalon Stained Glass School is the place for you. We offer a 5-7 day seminar to introduce and guide you through a world of color and beauty limited only by your imagination.
STAINED GLASS CRAFTING is easy to learn. You do not have to be an artist; you only need to be “good with your hands” and have “an eye for detail”. A good sense of humor and a little patience will get you through this course just fine.
Carl Correll; our award winning, master stained glass artisan; will teach you and guide you though the course. His goal is for you to produce a finely crafted project and to have as much fun as possible while you are doing it.
Most studios teach glass crafting by having you make a little sun catcher and then sell you expensive tools and equipment to go on to larger projects. Very little time and effort is spent on skill or technique or trade secrets. This usually causes enthusiastic beginners to “burn out” in frustration.
SKILL AND TECHNIQUE, once learned, and a few simple tools, is all that are needed to produce project after project, simply and easily. Expensive grinders and cutting systems are absolutely unnecessary. Carl Correll will teach you all the skills necessary to make your completed project look as good as anything he produces in his studio. You will complete your project and this program with confidence to continue at home.
INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED level students may work with the instructor to custom-tailor their training program, designing a project that places an emphasis on improving skills and/or exploring new techniques. Advanced students may choose to develop three-dimensional design and fabrication skills by building a stained-glass lamp.
About our Master award winning International instructor, Carl Correll.
2011 STAINED GLASS WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
OUR 5-7 DAY VACTION WORKSHOP begins on Monday and continues through Saturday from 8 am to 5 pm. However, should you require a day or two extra to finish your project; you may have them at no extra charge. Most students finish in 4 to 5 days. The daily schedule allows for that. Classes begin promptly each day at 9 am until noon, break for lunch which is provided, return at 1 pm. until 5 pm, break for supper on your own and then you can rest for the evening or feel free to come back into the studio at 6 pm. and work up until 8 p.m.
CLASS SIZE is strictly limited to no more than four students to provide as much one-on-one training as possible. Each student will produce a well-crafted window/panel, approximately four square feet in size from one of our 14 “tried and true” patterns.
Each project should have 70-80 cut pieces of glass. Each panel will be an original custom design, reflecting the subject choice and taste of the student. When you are finished you will have a beautiful 4 sq. ft. panel that will grace your home and become a family heirloom.
ALL STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE intensive training in glass design, pattern making, glass cutting, soldering and finishing techniques. Avalon’s goal is to help each student achieve a sustainable proficiency in each of the various technical skills required for stained-glass crafting.
YOUR WORKSHOP FEE INCLUDES most of the materials, glass and supplies you will use in your design. Occasionally, a student may choose some special components such as jewels, agates, or special glass that may cost a little extra.
YOU DO NOT NEED to buy any tools. Carl will provide the use of all tools necessary to complete your project. Once you have completed your project you will be far more knowledgeable about what few tools you really need to continue. Should you feel that this is the art form you wish to proceed in, then we can supply you with the best of what you will need to continue and we give all students a 10% discount on any kit they purchase on the last day of their workshop.
SHOULD YOU BE FROM AWAY AND FLEW IN we will pack up your finished panel and ship it to you at your cost at whatever shipping fee is charged by UPS plus a $7.95 boxing fee.
SHOULD YOU BE A STUDENT WHO DROVE IN we will pack it up for you at no extra charge so it will safely sit in your vehicle for your drive home.
ACCOMMODATIONS
For those of you who live too far away to drive to class daily, We offer comfortable accommodations right here in Munfordville at our Garden Cottage which is a 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath home and it is treated as an “Art Colony” hostel type of residency on a 1st come 1st serve basis offering 2 twin beds in shared rooms.
You can drive into the village where there is a Pizza Hut, Chinese Restaurant, Mexican Restaurant and a couple of small food cafes or we have refrigerator and microwave and stove for limited cooking. Users of this facility are required to clean up after themselves.
We offer hostel accommodations on a first come first serve basis to any pre-paid registration. We can sleep 6 with 2 people to a bedroom. We have two full baths that are shared, reading room, TV room and we offer FREE Continental breakfast and lunch to our students with dinner on your own.
For those wishing more luxurious accommodations we are pleased to recommend COUNTRY GIRL at HeART FARM Bed and Breakfast which is approximately 17 miles from our facilities.
For those who want a really European Mother Earth experience then consider WALDHOF (Forest Farm) where English, German, Czechoslovakian and Russian is spoken.
Approximately 5 minutes from here is Twin Oaks Observatory Bed and Breakfast
GLASS WORKSHOPS are offered one week each month. Just give us a call to discuss details for enrollment and accommodations. Enjoy your next vacation by learning and making a special project for your home. A stained glass project, made by you, becomes a family heirloom.
STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED to take”entertainment breaks” by taking in some of Hart County’s local sites. The area abounds with points of interest, fishing, and cave exploring such as the following:
Amercian Cave Museum/Hidden River Cave, Cub Run Cave Kentucky Repertory Theatre, Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky Down Under, Nolin Lake, Visit Amish Country and visit their stores and don’t forget to try their Amish dinners, check out the local fireman’s town dinner, Railroad buffs can find lots to do in our part of Kentucky as will Civil War buffs, Go to Great Antique places such as nearby Glendale, Three Hundred Springs Located along the Green River, Dennison’s Roadside Market, Hart County Historical Museum, Heritage Arts Center, Mammoth Cave National Park
Battle for the Bridge Historic Preserve, Big Buffalo Crossing Canoe & Kayak at Thelma Stovall Park
Glasgow KY Highland Games, Grand Ole Opry, Kentucky Derby Louisville, Corvette Museum in Bowling Green
Or you can just spend the evening lounging on our porch or around a campfire and getting to know your fellow students.
STUDENTS WHO LIVE NEARBY and intend to go home each evening are always welcome.
WORKSHOPS ARE CONDUCTED on a year-round basis. Please try to call for arrangements at least a month ahead. Once we have agreed upon a class date and accommodations, we will require a prepayment in full 14 days prior to the day you begin. Upon receipt of your deposit, you will be contacted by phone for confirmation and arrangements.
TUITION – $995.00 for non-staying students or $1,295.00 for students staying on the premises.
Please note we are 1 hour south of Louisville airport and we can arrange for pickup and drop off at Louisville airport for an additional $100.00 for an additional round trip fee or at Nashville airport, which is approximately 1.5 miles south of us, for an additional $150.00 round trip fee.
2011 STAINED GLASS WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
January 8 to January 15 2011
February5 to February 12, 2011
March 5 to March 12, 2011
April 9 to April 16, 2011
May 7 to 13, 2011
For all above workshops choose a date below and click to purchase with PayPal or your credit card, no paypal account needed.
| 5-7 day stained glass workshop |
November 5 to November 12, 2011
December 10 to December 17, 2011
