Art & Craft Courses
with Vitreus Art @The Bell Plantation
"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
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.
Read more about each type of art class on its own dedicated website page to the right.
Classes take place at the Vitreus Art studio in Northants near Towcester.
New classes!
- New - Precious Metal Clay Rings for Beginners and up - make two silver rings using PMC on this new one-day workshop - possible designs include textured rings, embellished rings, snake rings and more!
- New - 3d Copper Foiling Stained Glass for Beginners and up - make your own 3d projects - hummingbird, butterfly, succulents, spinner in a day; even a kaleidoscope on the 2-day course!
- New - Glass Fusing Tealight Holders for beginners - make four beautiful fused glass tealight holders on this fun afternoon workshop
- New - Glass Fusing Pebble Bowls for beginners and up on this three-evening course - make your own fused glass Pebble Bowl!
- New - Glass Slump Fusing for beginners and above
One-day workshops - make your own slumped fused glass art or bowls.
Perhaps you've always wanted to learn to paint and draw, or would like to learn how to make print-work without a press? You'll find evening and daytime courses for absolute beginners and up, mixed media too.
Or you can design and make your own Fused Glass or PMC (Precious Metal Clay) Jewellery or rings.
We'll always be happy to answer your questions, or chat to you at our studio.
Why not subscribe to our email newsletter to receive details of new courses and classes planned for this year? Join us here...
Did you know - you can buy a Gift Voucher for a class?
Look out for the voucher symbol on each class page.
You can download a PDF list of all current class dates here.
August classes with places available:
- 2nd Aug - Glass Fusing Fusion/Inclusion for Beginners
- 7th Aug - Glass Slump Fusing for Beginners
- 13th Aug - Fused Glass Tealight Holders mini workshop for Beginners
- 13th Aug - Art For Beginners 6-week Evening Course with Emily Brady
- 14th Aug - Fused Glass Jewellery for Beginners
- 16th Aug - Glass Fusing Tack-Relief for Beginners
- 19th Aug - Stained Glass Copper Foil Lanterns for Beginners
- 21st Aug - Fused Glass Lanterns for Beginners
- 22nd Aug - Scented Candles for Beginners
- 23rd Aug - Stained Glass Leading for Beginners
- 30th Aug - Stained Glass Leading for Beginners
September classes with places available:
- 2nd Sept - Special Pebble Bowl Glass Fusing Evening Course for Beginners
- 4th Sept - Glass Slump Fusing for Beginners
- 5th Sept - Stained Glass Copper Foil for Beginners
- 6th Sept - Mixed Media Madness for all Painters
- 11th Sept - Fused Glass Kiln Carving
- 12th Sept - Precious Metal Clay (PMC) Silver Jewellery for Beginners
- 13th Sept - Shibori Silk Scarves for Beginners
- 18th Sept - Printing Without a Press for Beginners
- 19th Sept - Stained Glass Copper Foil for Beginners
- 20th Sept - Fused Glass Lanterns for Beginners
- 26th Sept - Glass Fusing Fusion/Inclusion for Beginners
- 27th Sept - Stained Glass Leading for Beginners
October classes with places available:
- 2nd Oct - Oil Painting in a Day for Beginners
- 16th Oct - Wild With Watercolours for all Painters
- 17th Oct - Intro to Painting & Drawing in a Day for Beginners
- 18th Oct - Precious Metal Clay (PMC) Silver Rings for Beginners
- 23rd Oct - Precious Metal Clay (PMC) Silver Jewellery for Beginners
- 24th Oct - 3d Copper Foiling Stained Glass for Beginners
- 30th Oct - Glass Fusing Fusion/Inclusion for Beginners
- 31st Oct - Glass Fusing Tack-Relief for Beginners
