February 10-12, 2025, @ Tudor Rose Glass Works, Margate TAS

Join John Reyntiens for an exciting workshop where you'll dive into the art of stained glass painting and design. With his inspiring and enthusiastic guidance, you'll explore both traditional techniques and modern interpretations, allowing you to develop your unique artistic style. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your skills, this class will encourage your growth and creativity. John will help you discover new ways to approach stained glass, pushing your boundaries and deepening your understanding of the medium. This is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your aesthetic and bring your artistic vision to life.

All levels of experience welcome.

Capacity is limited to 5 participants, so get in quick!

PLEASE NOTE: John's workshop will be held at Tudor Rose Glass Works in beautiful southern Tasmania, just 25 minutes outside of Hobart, in the charming town of Margate. Thursday, the 13th, is free to allow time to travel to Poatina, a 2.5-3 hr drive north.

There is a bus service from Hobart to Perth (Tas), and from there, you can book the Ausglass shuttle to Poatina. Please contact help.ausglassconf@poatinaarts.org.au if you have any further questions.

About the artist

John Reyntiens trained in Fine and Decorative Arts at City and Guilds of London, and then worked with Ray King in Philadelphia, Cedar Prest in Australia, and Graham Jones in London, before setting up his own studio in 1996. In the last 26 years John has lead projects in a range of public and private buildings from the restoration of glass in Windsor Castle following the fire to numerous new church windows, and the Diamond Jubilee window for Her Majesty the Queen in Westminster Hall.

Between 2018 and 2022 Reyntiens Glass Studio were responsible for restoring all the glass in Elizabeth Tower, culminating in the new clock faces for Big Ben unveiled in 2022. John brings a passion for glass in all its various forms and a forensic eye for detail to every project he undertakes, whatever the scale, pushing the boundaries of traditional stained glass and contemporary design.

John was awarded an MBE in 2022 for his Services to the Arts. In 2023 John appeared as the stained glass Master in Bill Bailey's Master Crafters: The Next Generation, on  Sky Arts, encouraging and mentoring three stained glass artists at the beginning of their career to think out of the box and produce exciting experimental panels.

John credits this mixture of art, craft and adventure to his unusual upbringing in Burleighfield House, the arts centre founded by his parents Anne Bruce and Patrick Reyntiens: ‘Between the ages of eight and twelve I was lucky enough to spent a lot of time hanging around with my father’s students, many of whom have become big names in the glass and art industries: Stuart Reed, Doreen Balabanoff, Ray King, Danny Lane, Paul Housberg, and Leifur Breidfjord, and meeting people such as Dale Chihuly, Billy Morris, Richard de Marco, Ludwig Schaffrath, and Narcissus Quagliata; a bunch of inspirational people who framed my journey. I bring that energy and excitement to my practice and enjoy working with a dynamic and talented team of craftspeople and technicians who allow me to realise diverse projects for clients of all types.

With a strong grounding in traditional craftsmen’s techniques, John is in his third decade of challenging preconceptions of how glass can be used, experimenting with new technologies as they evolve to produce continually innovative work.  This has been common to both his commission, exhibition and teaching work as well as time spent translating other artists’ work in glass.