Silver & Glass

Flame work and forge a unique set of glass and silver jewellery, taught by Sarah Murphy

What to expect

Enjoy a two-day jewellery making workshop consisting of one day of glass bead making and one day of jewellery design and assemblage. In this beginners beadmaking workshop, participants will learn to make a variety of beads and glass stringers over a flame torch. Once annealed and coldworked, the class will be taught the process of acid etching glass and the basics of jewellery design to forge and assemble glass and silver jewellery. 

What to bring
Please bring a water bottle and your enthusiasm! This class has a break for lunch, you may bring your own or purchase lunch locally. You must wear fully closed shoes, natural fabric clothing, preferably non-synthetics, long hair pulled back. You must wear your prescription glasses over contact lenses. All materials and safety equipment for this class will be provided. 

What you will make
A set of beautiful, colourful and individualised beads and the silver to put it together into a beautiful necklace and/or earrings! These beads need to anneal overnight and may require some coldworking so that they are safe to handle. You will be able to take everything home on the final day.

Day 1 Saturday: 10.15 am to 4.30 pm

Introduction to contemporary glass bead making

Day 2 Sunday: 10.00 am to 4 pm 

Introduction to jewellery making

Duration 12 hours over 2 days
Age 16 years +
No previous experience required
Additional silver jewellery materials can be purchased within the workshop.
Please read our general information and booking terms + conditions on our website.

Sarah Murphy has been working with glass since 2000. Over this time she has developed her own unique style, incorporating glass into her handcrafted jewellery which she makes in her studio in Canberra. Driven by a continuous exploration of materials and techniques from diverse disciplines my studio table is piled with small experiments in form and surface which I arrange and re-arrange, finding tensions, creating compositions, moving ideas forward and developing the strongest impulses into finished work.