Angela Thwaites’  'Fragile Worlds Sculpture in Glass' exhibition at Chappel Galleries presents a stunning collection of glass sculptures that explore the themes of fragility, transformation, and the delicate balance between strength and vulnerability.

Among her featured works are her striking Rock Lobster pieces, including the Big Rock Lobster (£1,500), a large-scale sculpture that plays with light and form, and the smaller Mini Rock Lobster (£150), a finely detailed miniature.

Angela, with over 40 years of experience, is an internationally acclaimed artist, educator, and author. Angela graduated from the University of Sunderland in 2018, with a PhD focused on uniting digital and analogue making titled ‘Towards Making The Unmakeable: How 3D Printing Can Inform Kiln Formed Glass Practice in 21st Century.’

Drawing inspiration from Czech Cubism, Surrealism and everyday objects, her sculptures are both whimsical and profound, encouraging viewers to reconsider the significance of ordinary things. Glass, with its contradictory qualities - fragile yet strong, clear yet distorting - perfectly captures the essence of her exploration of impermanence and change.

Through her blend of ancient techniques and modern digital processes, she pushes the boundaries of the medium to create sculptures that offer new perspectives on our increasingly fragile world.

The exhibition runs from 14th June to 13th July 2025 at Chappel Galleries, 15 Colchester Road, Chappel, Essex CO6 2DE.

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