Gerry Reilly
- Glass
Be thrilled by alchemist Gerry Reilly working molten glass into his vibrant evocative designs. Connect and wonder, choose or wander. After 40 years in hot glass, there's still a new design and a warm welcome every year.
Studio Details
Melting Pot Glass Studio
5 Zani Place
Margaret River
Opening Hours
- Sat 7 Sept10am - 4pm
- Sun 8 Sept10am - 4pm
- Mon 9 Sept10am - 4pm
- Tue 10 Sept10am - 4pm
- Wed 11 Sept10am - 4pm
- Thu 12 Sept10am - 4pm
- Fri 13 SeptClosed
- Sat 14 Sept10am - 4pm
- Sun 15 Sept10am - 4pm
- Mon 16 Sept10am - 4pm
- Tue 17 Sept10am - 4pm
- Wed 18 Sept10am - 4pm
- Thu 19 Sept10am - 4pm
- Fri 20 SeptClosed
- Sat 21 Sept10am - 4pm
- Sun 22 Sept10am - 4pm
Take Walcliffe Rd west from Margaret River; turn right at Kevill Rd East (near Cape Mentelle); 2nd left at Culhane Rd, 1st left at Zani Place. If coming from Kevill Rd West, take right at Culhane Rd and right into Zani Place. If coming from Leon Pericles studio, turn south onto Caves Rd, bridge over river, left at Connelly Rd, left into Kevill West Rd, right at Culhane Rd, right at Zani Place. NB. you can't drive across the river to Kevill Rd at waterfall. ps. Use Google not Apple maps.
- Parking suitable for cars
- Parking suitable for buses
- Universal access
- Family friendly (suitable for children)
Gerry Reilly's creative genius is well known throughout Australia, both through his brilliant free-formed art glass and the generosity he brings in sharing his practice through his Melting Pot Glass Studio for the past 35 years in Margaret River.
His highly skilled craftsmanship, brilliantly coloured and handcrafted art glass features his sought-after landscape forms, and ever popular accessible stemless glasses and tableware, hanging baubles and unique sculptures and lighting installations.
The warm friendly welcome at the studio brings connection and inspiration to all who visit. Watch a demo, book in for a glassmaking experience, shop from his studio displays, and wander in the ambient surrounds, with friendly dogs, atop the kangaroo-filled valley, above the Margaret River.
Based on their home property, 5 mins from Margaret River, Gerry and his partner Margot and son Ned, bring everyone an unforgettable taste of the glassblower's world in and around his studio, and the chance to take home a precious piece of Western Australian art glass and a treasured memory of Margaret River creatives at their home-grown best.
Events
Create Your Own Winecup for four people
An amazing two hour workshop for a group of four friends or family members, creating one stemless winecup each. An amazing adult glassmaking experience (15yrs and over). Choose your colour mix then discuss your surface design idea with the glassblower. You do the blowing, then help manipulate the hot glass, using a small metal tool and working alongside on the blowpipe at the furnace face and in the blowing chair. It's easy and fun, and we guarantee a great result with the glassblower doing the difficult sculpting for you. For alternative days or number of people, you can ring Margot 0420940123 to discuss availability for our 4-6pm booking slots, for 1-4 people, on another day during MRROS. Your piece(s) will be ready for collection the next day once cooled slowly overnight or postage can be arranged on the day. Gift vouchers available. Blowpipes are fitted with a removable rubber pipe to blow through, and a fresh mouthpiece supplied for each person. If you or a member of your party are sick or unavailable, please arrange to change your session times for another day; when fully recovered; or arrange for your glassmaking experience to be done by another member in the party. Refunds can only be supplied on a pro-rata basis when your session can be successfully rebooked by another person. So please give as much notice as possible and we'll endeavour to assist if possible, if you can't change your timeslot for an alternate date.
13 September 2025
04:00 pm - 06:00 pm
Book onlineCreate Your Own Winecup for four people
An amazing two hour workshop for a group of four friends or family members, creating one stemless winecup each. An amazing adult glassmaking experience (15yrs and over). Choose your colour mix then discuss your surface design idea with the glassblower. You do the blowing, then help manipulate the hot glass, using a small metal tool and working alongside on the blowpipe at the furnace face and in the blowing chair. It's easy and fun, and we guarantee a great result with the glassblower doing the difficult sculpting for you. For alternative days or number of people, you can ring Margot 0420940123 to discuss availability for our 4-6pm booking slots, for 1-4 people, on another day during MRROS. Your piece(s) will be ready for collection the next day once cooled slowly overnight or postage can be arranged on the day. Gift vouchers available. Blowpipes are fitted with a removable rubber pipe to blow through, and a fresh mouthpiece supplied for each person. If you or a member of your party are sick or unavailable, please arrange to change your session times for another day; when fully recovered; or arrange for your glassmaking experience to be done by another member in the party. Refunds can only be supplied on a pro-rata basis when your session can be successfully rebooked by another person. So please give as much notice as possible and we'll endeavour to assist if possible, if you can't change your timeslot for an alternate date.
17 September 2025
04:00 pm - 06:00 pm
Book onlineCreate Your Own Winecup for four people
An amazing two hour workshop for a group of four friends or family members, creating one stemless winecup each. An amazing adult glassmaking experience (15yrs and over). Choose your colour mix then discuss your surface design idea with the glassblower. You do the blowing, then help manipulate the hot glass, using a small metal tool and working alongside on the blowpipe at the furnace face and in the blowing chair. It's easy and fun, and we guarantee a great result with the glassblower doing the difficult sculpting for you. For alternative days or number of people, you can ring Margot 0420940123 to discuss availability for our 4-6pm booking slots, for 1-4 people, on another day during MRROS. Your piece(s) will be ready for collection the next day once cooled slowly overnight or postage can be arranged on the day. Gift vouchers available. Blowpipes are fitted with a removable rubber pipe to blow through, and a fresh mouthpiece supplied for each person. If you or a member of your party are sick or unavailable, please arrange to change your session times for another day; when fully recovered; or arrange for your glassmaking experience to be done by another member in the party. Refunds can only be supplied on a pro-rata basis when your session can be successfully rebooked by another person. So please give as much notice as possible and we'll endeavour to assist if possible, if you can't change your timeslot for an alternate date.
25 September 2025
04:00 pm - 06:00 pm
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