Throughout my career, I have deepened my study and dissemination of knowledge about glass as a cross-cutting material, with particular focus on its role within the context of sustainability, the circular economy and European cultural strategies. This section highlights my participation in educational and scientific activities that explore glass from multiple perspectives: historical, technical, artistic, educational and environmental.
Institutions where I have taught since 1998 include:
– The Glass School of the Royal Glass Factory, San Ildefonso (Segovia), Spain
– Northlands Creative Glass, Scotland, UK
– Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK), Finland
– The Glass School of El Progreso (Yoro), Honduras
As Head of the Glass School and Training Department at the Royal Glass Factory, I have been responsible for designing and coordinating the training programmes of the FCNV’s Mixed Training and Employment Workshops since 2021. These courses are aligned with the official Professional Certificates: ARTN0109 and ARTN0309. The Workshops are funded by the Regional Government of Castilla y León through the ECYL (Public Employment Service of Castilla y León).
- To highlight:
– Program of Specialized Technical Courses of the FSPCNV: “Enamels and gilding”, “Introduction to Thermofused and Thermoforming”, “Introduction to Glass Blowing”, “Introduction to Glass Beads”, “Glass Recycling”, “Techniques of processing and decoration of glass”, “Materials used in the processing and decoration of glass” and “Types of molds used in the manufacture of glassware”.
- Glass School of El Progreso (Yoro) Honduras: Initiation to the Glass Beads, Initiation to the Glass, Fusing and Slumping (Levels I and II), Hot Glass Sculpture, Painting on hollow glass and Cold Processes.
- From February 14 to 27, 2015. Initiation to the Traditional Stained Glass and Tiffany. Glass School of El Progreso (Yoro). Honduras.
- From February 14 to 27, 2015.Initiation to Fusing and Slumping. Level I. Glass School of El Progreso (Yoro). Honduras.
- From 14 to 27 February 2015. Painting on Hollow Glass. Glass School of El Progreso (Yoro). Honduras.
- From January 12 to 24, 2015. Hot Sculpture I. Higher Education Institution of Glass. FSPCNV. San Ildefonso- La Granja (Segovia), Spain.
- From January 12 to 24, 2015. Fusing and Slumping: Surfaces I. School of Glass. FSPCNV. San Ildefonso- La Granja (Segovia), Spain.
- January 12 to 24, 2015. Processes II: Hot and Cold. School of Glass. FSPCNV. San Ildefonso- La Granja (Segovia), Spain.
Conferences and Congresses
Sharing and interacting with specialists from different disciplines is essential to continue expanding knowledge, for this reason, she offer participation and collaboration in the development of lectures, conferences and congresses dedicated to professional training, artistic or educational research. We highlight:
- Saturday, October 22, 2022. Lecture: Stained glass techniques: Origin and development. Library of the Royal Glass Factory of La Granja. Segovia. Spain. Students and Professors of Escuela Politécnica Superior. San Pablo Ceu University. Architecture.
- Monday, September 7- Wednesday, September 9, 2015. Lecture: Experiments with Light and Glass Art, Aesthethics and Technology. Glass in the Year of Light, carried out with the historian Mr. S. Alvarado at the University of Cambridge. UK.
- Thursday, February 5, 2015. Conference: The Contemporary Glass: Art and Technique, carried out with the historian Mr. S. Alvarado at the Cerralbo Museum. GastroFestival. Temporary Exhibition: From Royal Glass Factory of La Granja to The Table. Madrid. Spain.
- Friday, June 20, 2014. Lecture: Blown Fusing, Roll Up, carried out with the historian Mr. S. Alvarado at the Congress of Artistic and Scientific Glass Blowing. Topic: Techniques and procedures of glass blowing. Organized by the Museum of Art Glass Alcorcón (MAVA), Institute of History and Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). Alcorcón, Madrid. Spain.
