Past Events
Member Masterclass: Introduction to Glass - Session 3
Monday 05 February 2018 1:00pm - 2:00pm
In this masterclass, participants will explore the remarkable material that is glass and will be able to try basic fusing, cutting, decorating and assembling techniques that can be practiced using the facilities of the Makespace.
Part of Member Events
Member Masterclass: Introduction to Glass - Session 2
Monday 05 February 2018 11:30am - 12:30pm
In this masterclass, participants will explore the remarkable material that is glass and will be able to try basic fusing, cutting, decorating and assembling techniques that can be practiced using the facilities of the Makespace.
Part of Member Events
Member Masterclass: Introduction to Glass - Session 1
Monday 05 February 2018 10:00am - 11:00am
In this masterclass, participants will explore the remarkable material that is glass and will be able to try basic fusing, cutting, decorating and assembling techniques that can be practiced using the facilities of the Makespace.
Part of Member Events
Members Event: Make Merry - Session 2
Tuesday 19 December 2017 11:00am - 12:00pm
Join the Institute of Making team to Make Merry. We will be gluing, paper folding, colouring, painting, marbling, pewter casting, weaving and glittering.
Part of Member Events
Members Event: Make Merry - Session 1
Tuesday 19 December 2017 10:00am - 11:00am
Join the Institute of Making team to Make Merry. We will be foam carving, gluing, paper folding, colouring, painting, pewter casting, polymorph shaping and glittering.
Part of Member Events
My Research Makespace: Using underwater lasers to study the impact of deep-sea trawling in Greenland
Tuesday 12 December 2017 6:00pm - 7:00pm
The deep-sea is the earth’s last unexplored frontier, an ecosystem beyond the reach of sunlight, which we know very little about. But PhD student Stephen Long is discovering more with low-cost video rigs that he produced in the Makespace. ‘My Research Makespace’ is our new informal research event series for members. Each evening features a UCL Researcher and how they navigate the Makespace to develop their academic work.
Part of Member Events
Member Masterclass: The Art of Kintsugi
Monday 27 November 2017 10:00am - 1:00pm
Back by popular demand! Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver or platinum. Kintsugi is a very popular practice in Japan and can be seen to have similarities to the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, an embracing of the flawed or imperfect.
Part of Member Events
Member Masterclass: Altering Currency
Monday 20 November 2017 2:00pm - 4:30pm
The production of banknotes involves various artistic processes from the making of paper to the use of intaglio and letterpress. This workshop explores how and why many contemporary artists choose to use these processes and more to engage in the modification of banknotes.
Part of Member Events