The majority of my work revolves around the use of recyled glass as a creative medium. Here I can explore the earthy and opaque elements of glass which are often ignored.
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My interests lie in enamelling, fusing, cast forms multimedia forms. I have more recently been working on natural forms as cast and core cast pieces
Exhibition in Tokyo, Light Matters in May 2018.
I apply casting, blowing methods in my glass works, my PhD focuses on the inside painting in contempoeary glass sculptures.
Working from the heart of the English Lake District, my work is strongly influenced by my surroundings. I work with borosilicate glass, blowing and sculpting it to form a range of gifts, homewares and lighting.
My range of artisan glass lighting and chandeliers shows the detail achievable with flameworking but allows individual components to be added together to make a larger, showstopping article.
Kiln formed glass is the perfect medium for my work. It gives me the creative and technical freedom to produce tactile, tangible and enduring pieces that explore the sculptural quality of glass. Hot Glass however allows me to investigate and work in a more immediate and direct way with my chosen material, drawing inspiration from its molten state in order to produce unique and tactile vessels.
I use a range of techniques to interpret my designs including acid etching, sandblasting, painting, staining and lamination. The approach is sometimes representational, or may be pictorial or abstract. The final result, however, is always a fluid response using the vibrant qualities of glass itself
Fi specialises in kiln formed glass panels, both landscapes and figurative works and also works with architectural stained glass.
Commissions welcomed. Classes held monthly from the studio/gallery near St Ives.