Join stained glass artist Emy Mills
Introduction to Stained Glass
Introduction to Stained Glass 
Come and spend a day creating your own stained glass piece with artist Emy Mills.

During this introduction to stained glass workshop, you will select from a variety of springtime-themed designs such as leaves and flowers.
 
You will then learn everything involved in the copper foiling stained glass process, from cutting the glass, to grinding, foiling and finally soldering it all together.
 
By the end of the day, your one-of-a-kind piece will be ready to take home and display in your window!

What to Expect:

During this introduction to stained glass workshop, you will select from a variety of springtime-themed designs such as leaves and flowers.
 
You will learn everything involved in the copper foiling stained glass process, from cutting the glass, to grinding, foiling and finally soldering it all together.
 
By the end of the day, your one-of-a-kind piece will be ready to take home and display in your window!

What to wear/take:

All tuition, resources and materials are included in the workshop.
 
Protective clothing for cutting glass and soldering will be provided.
 
Just take your creativity and any spring themed ideas!

Benefits:
 
Learn a new skill to create a hand crafted piece that will connect to the outdoors, allow light and sunshine into your home.

Who is your tutor:

Emy Mills is a stained glass artist from The Cotswolds.
 
Emy creates stained glass panels and commissions inspired by ther environment; memories and nostalgia and text and typography.
 
Date: Sat 2 May
 
Time: 10am – 4pm
The base 

The Base opened on Friday 8 February 2019 in partnership with Greenham Trust and the Corn Exchange. It became a registered charity in 2022 (charity no. 1199188) and is dedicated to improving access to the arts whilst bringing quality visual art to the local area.

Situated in a purpose-built arts and craft building, The Base’s £1.7M venue was designed by Sutton Griffin Architects of Newbury.

The space comprises of a 110sqm gallery, artists’ studios and a workshop for participatory classes.

There is also a café facility managed by Honesty Café group.

Striving to be a flagship visual arts venue in West Berkshire, The Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year 54 exhibition launched the inaugural gallery programme.

Displaying some of the best wildlife photography from across the globe, the exhibition comprised of 100 photograph across 7 categories and is renowned for attracting millions of visitors around the world every year. 

The Base is also home to 8 visual artists and craft makers as well as Open Studios West Berkshire and North Hampshire, who present their annual INSIGHT exhibition at The Base every May. 

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