Email:c.e.jeffree@gmail.com

Region:Scotland

Technique:Casting, Kiln work

Occupation:Artist

Areas of Interest:Exhibition, Networking, Techniques

Country:United Kingdom

Christopher Jeffree

Chris Jeffree is a retired botanist living in Inveresk, Musselburgh. He has been fusing glass since 2007 and has attended courses in kiln-formed and cast glass in the UK and at Corning Museum of Glass to develop his skills. He specializes in pâte de verre, making designs inspired by plant form and natural pattern.

Recent work has focused on making vessels inspired by plant fruits and other botanical forms in pate de verre.

Pumpkin boxes, pate de verre , Chris Jeffree

Turquoise green diatom bowl, pate de verre with inclusions , Chris Jeffree

Detail from a sand-carved sycamore window , Chris Jeffree

Wafer-thin Viburnum leaves, pate de verre , Chris Jeffree

Dragon fruit box, pate de verre , Chris Jeffree

Spring flower dish, fused glass 370mm , Chris Jeffree

Dragon fruit box, interior, pate de verre , Chris Jeffree

Geranium leaf cameo, pate de verre , Chris Jeffree

Small lidded boxes, fritillary and forget-me-not, pate de verre , Chris Jeffree