Devon

<p>I was blown away by how beautiful the creations were. What a wonderful workshop. Please May I be added to any mailing list for the studio. How many people can you take on each workshop. Thankyou</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">THE LOWDOWN</h2>



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<p>Steve Robinson is a trained Totnes glass artist, with over 20 years experience, who&#8217;s known across the UK for his contemporary glass wall hangings and sculptures. He specialises in fused glass, creating colourful panes from enamels, often taking nature as his motif, including local landmarks on Dartmoor and Devon&#8217;s coast.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1500" height="1000" src="https://devon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/09/steve-robinson.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-47079" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/09/steve-robinson.jpg 1500w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/09/steve-robinson-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/09/steve-robinson-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/09/steve-robinson-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/09/steve-robinson-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></figure>



<p>If you&#8217;ve ever splashed out on a John Lewis kitchen, you&#8217;ll have been offered one of his amazing splashbacks from their kitchen range (quite the seal of approval). </p>



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<p>Got a five-figure sum burning a hole? Steve takes commissions to make unique, stunning pieces for home or garden, that said, he also crafts very affordable pieces from under £50.</p>



<p>He and his wife and business partner, Hannah, moved with their two boys from Pembrokeshire to Devon five years ago and after a stint at Ashprington, this July they moved to a modern riverside studio on Steamer Quay in Totnes. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1440" height="1185" src="https://devon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/09/294014754_477095944417101_7215963413049049964_n.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-47209" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/09/294014754_477095944417101_7215963413049049964_n.jpg 1440w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/09/294014754_477095944417101_7215963413049049964_n-800x658.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/09/294014754_477095944417101_7215963413049049964_n-1000x823.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/09/294014754_477095944417101_7215963413049049964_n-768x632.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/09/294014754_477095944417101_7215963413049049964_n-638x525.jpg 638w" sizes="(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px" /></figure>



<p>You can pop in Monday to Friday (although it&#8217;s best to make an appointment if you want to be sure of chatting to Steve) or, as Muddy What&#8217;s On writer, Ashley and I did recently, book in to do a workshop.</p>



<p>We fancied just dipping our toe with a <a href="https://steverobinsonglass.com/workshops" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Taster Workshop</a>, but they also offer full one and two-day workshops for which you don&#8217;t need any experience &#8211; just a desire to get hands on.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">THE LOCATION</h2>



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<p>The bijou studio is just off Steamer Quay which runs along the side of the River Dart. Here you&#8217;ll find examples of Steve&#8217;s art for sale, two large work benches, racks of glass and enamels and a huge glass kiln where the magic happens</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">THE COURSE</h2>



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<p>Ashley and I came for a monthly <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://steverobinsonglass.com/book-a-workshop/p/taster-session" target="_blank">Taster Workshop</a> which are held either morning or evening. It&#8217;s a 2-hour class where you and a group of up to 8 are shown how to fashion a curved tea light panel using pre-cut glass and enamels which you leave behind for Steve to fire for you, ready for collection. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="750" src="https://devon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/09/IMG_7311-1000x750.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-47220" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/09/IMG_7311-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/09/IMG_7311-800x600.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/09/IMG_7311-768x576.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/09/IMG_7311-700x525.jpg 700w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/09/IMG_7311.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>Steve takes you through a brief health and safety talk (the enamels are toxic so its recommended you wear gloves and a mask). Then he shows the pre-cut glass &#8211; called a float &#8211; which you&#8217;ll be working on and demo&#8217;s using the enamels to create your design &#8211; in this case a seahorse &#8211; which you can either create from scratch or using a pre-cut stencil. </p>



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<p>He&#8217;s clearly very comfortable explaining his art to total beginners and it&#8217;s done with self-depreciating humour, and amusing sides about previous &#8216;disasters&#8217;. No pressure then! Ashley&#8217;s insisted I mention how he explained privately to her what goes in the kiln doesn&#8217;t look like what comes out the following morning, due to a mysterious alchemy &#8211; and the elves.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">THE VIBE</h2>



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<p>Steve is super-friendly and relaxed, there&#8217;s jazzy music playing on the radio and you instantly feel at ease. Although our group of seven were quite challenging. High expectations/low talent in my case.</p>



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<p>Steve was patient, reassuring, and <em>very</em> good-humoured even when we were all being super-needy at once. Apparently, on one and two-day courses places are limited to four people and they offer bespoke one-to-one workshops in person and on Zoom if you think you&#8217;ll want a lot of supervision. That said, Steve is a master multi-tasking juggler &#8211; cutting, advising on colours, even hoovering (to create someone&#8217;s rendition of the Milky Way , what else?) &#8211; no-one had to wait for help for long.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">THE RESULTS</h2>



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<p>Not bad for beginners, eh? Ashley&#8217;s tribute to Klimt worked out really well and she gets full marks for creating her own birch tree stencil *doffs cap* though she did have a sweaty moment and had to get Steve to take over when she accidentally cut out the wrong bits. Easily done.</p>



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<p>I played it safe and used a stencil of an umbel for my grungey green, slightly too bubbly effort, and while I won&#8217;t be changing the job title on my card <em>just</em> yet, I&#8217;m pretty sure the family won&#8217;t dare take the mick (too much).</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">THE MUDDY VERDICT</h2>



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<p><strong>Good for:</strong> repeatedly saying to guests, &#8220;Did I tell you made this?&#8221;; a <em>pane</em>-less (sorry) way to spread your creative wings; a treat for yourself or gift for a creative mate; swerving mass market interiors and living your best unique life.</p>



<p><strong>Not for:</strong> under 10s; due to the toxic nature of the enamels it&#8217;s not advised if you&#8217;re pregnant or breast-feeding; anyone who can&#8217;t stand for a couple of hours.</p>



<p><strong>The damage:</strong> £45pp including tuition, all materials and firing.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">FANCY GETTING CRAFTY YOURSELF?</h2>



<p><strong>We twisted Steve&#8217;s arms and he&#8217;s generously stumped up two free places, worth £90, for a lucky Muddy reader and friend to go on a Taster Workshop. Head to <a href="https://devon.muddystilettos.co.uk/reader-treats/glass-act-win-two-places-on-a-steve-robinson-glass-taster-workshop-worth-90/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Muddy Devon Reader Treats</a> to enter!</strong></p>



<p><strong><em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://steverobinsonglass.com" target="_blank">Steve Robinson Glass</a>, Unit A5 Dart Marine Park, Steamer Quay Road, Totnes, Devon TQ9 5AL</em></strong> <strong><em>Tel 01803 865631; <a href="mailto:studio@steverobinson.com?subject=Website%20enquiry">studio@steverobinsonglass.com</a></em></strong></p>


Pane-less! Muddy reviews a Steve Robinson Glass class

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