Glass courses
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Ebony Addinsall, Moments of silence - Glass blowing |
Areas of studio practice include glass blowing, casting, kiln forming and cold processes. You will have the opportunity to develop your own project as well as participating in larger collaborative projects.
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Course timetable 2010
| Study period 1 | Kiln Formed Glass (VSAR 2085) | Summer Intensive class 8-19 February |
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| Study period 2 | Glassblowing (VSAR 2083) | Wednesday 9am-1.30pm |
| Study period 5 | Cast Glass (VSAR 2081) | Thursday 2-6.30pm |
| Study period 5 | Introduction to Glass Forming (VSAR 2084) | Tuesday 2-6.30pm |
| Study period 5 | Introduction to Glass Forming (VSAR 2084) | Wednesday 9am-1.30pm |
Course information
Introduction to Glass Forming (VSAR 2084)
This course introduces you to the basic principles of hot glass, cold working techniques and kiln forming. You will gain the body of knowledge necessary to undertake the advanced courses of Glassblowing, Kiln Forming, Glass Casting and Cold Working Glass. More details (timetables, unit value and learning resources)
Glassblowing (VSAR 2083)
Students will be familiarized with the structure of a hot glass studio
and through practice learn the basic principles of glassblowing.
More details (timetables,
unit value and learning resources)
Examples of student
work:
Kristel
Britcher and
Ebony Addinsall
Cast Class (VSAR 2081)
Cast Class will introduce you to the various casting
methods available for kiln and furnace glass. You will be taught
the lost wax process and direct furnace pouring.
More details (timetables,
unit value and learning resources)
Example of student work:
Mathew Burgess
Kiln Formed Glass (VSAR 2085)
Kiln Formed Glass will acquaint you with the design, processes and
manufacture of forms in fused and slumped glass.
More details (timetables,
unit value and learning resources)
Examples of student
work:
Jennifer
Taylor and
Sophie Newland
From the Studio Head
The course Introduction to Glass Forming is a prerequisite course that you need to have completed before enrolling in the course Glassblowing in Study period 2, or Cast Glass in Study period 5.
Students have to complete four courses in any one medium to complete their minor or to have enough points to go on and specialise in third year, so if you are interested in glass being your minor or major please consider the above courses for 2010.
Enrolments are open to School of Art, Architecture and Design students on 15 January 2010 and then open to all other students (students from other UniSA schools and cross-institutional students) on the 20 February 2010.
Gabriella Bisetto
Studio Head, Ceramic and Glass Workshop/Supervisor, Masters by
Coursework