Stained Glass Stuff

LESSONS

Handouts for our courses are available online for printing

All classes run from 7:00pm to 9:30pm.

2005-2006 Lessons:

Your place in a class is guaranteed by payment in full before the class starts. Contact us to book now!. Space is limited to six students per class.

Beginner Sessions:

Monday, Sep 12 to Oct 17
Tuesday, Sep 13 to Oct 11
Thursday, Sep 15 to Oct 13
Monday, Oct 24 to Nov 21
Tuesday, Oct 18 to Nov 15
Thursday, Oct 20 to Nov 17
Tuesday, Nov 22 to Dec 20
Thursday, Nov 24 to Dec 22
Monday, Jan 2 to Jan 30
Tuesday, Jan 3 to Jan 31
Thursday, Jan 5 to Feb 2
Monday, Feb 6 to March 6
Tuesday, Feb 7 to March 7
Thursday, Feb 9 to March 9
Monday, March 13 to April 17
Tuesday, March 14 to April 18
Thursday, March 16 to April 20
Monday, April 24 to May 29
Tuesday, April 17 to May 23
Thursday, April 27 to May 25
Tuesday, May 30 to June 27
Thursday, Jun 1 to June 29

Intermediate Sessions:

Wednesday, Sept 14 to Oct. 12
Wednesday, Oct 19 to Nov 16
Wednesday, Nov 23 to Dec 21
Wednesday, Jan 4 to Feb 1
Wednesday, Feb 8 to March 8
Wednesday, March 15 to April 19
Wednesday, April 26 to May 24
Wednesday, May 31 to June 28

Course Overview

We currently offer courses at the following levels:

Beginner

The project is a panel up to one square foot in size, 15 to 20 pieces. You select the pattern out of 2 books, and pick out the glass.
Cost: $145. Class fee includes your choice of design and glass selection, complete instructions for doing stained glass projects, all supplies, use of tools, framing materials, and taxes.

Intermediate

These courses include larger projects.
Typical ideas: lamps, planters or decorative boxes. Some work will likely be required at home.
Cost: $115. Class fee includes instruction, use of tools, taxes, and basic supplies (foil, solder, chemicals). It does not include glass or framing material.

Our Instructors

Our courses are highly successful and we continually receive positive feedback from our clients. Our Wednesday and Thursday instructor is Chris Van Zanten, an "escapee" from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. In over 10 years of teaching classes at our store, he has transformed hundreds of rank amateurs into confident and competent stained glass artisans.

Our Tag-Team Tuesday instructors are Dave Bedard and Mary J. By day, Dave is a mild mannered civil servant, but he transforms into Dave the Glassman when the sun goes down. He has many years experience doing stained glass and teaching our classes. Mary has moved from being a former student to a Teaching Assistant alongside Dave.

Our Monday instructor is Kevin Tappin. Even though the NHL has returned to action, he will remain in the back room, calmly teaching Zen and the art of stained glass to all the 'little grasshoppers' who want to learn how. He has been working with stained glass since 1995.

Note: For all lessons, the students are required to be 18 yrs old and over please.

ADVISORY: We recommend that any pregnant or potentially pregnant women refrain from taking stained glass lessons due to the lead and chemicals involved.

We want to hear what you thought of our classes, so we can always be improving them. Any comments, positive or negative, are welcome. You can use our feedback form, call, write, or drop in and discuss with us how you felt the classes went.

STAINED GLASS STUFF

LESSONS

2005-2006 Lessons:

Course Overview