Archives: Artists

Sell dichroic jewellery, run workshops making tea light holders, suncatchers, curves and the like.

My recent sculptures are organic in nature. They are inspired by and made from a range of sometimes strange and always wonderful natural objects and organisms. I have a particular love for fungi and slime moulds and for me they symbolise the beauty and complexity of the natural world and at the same time, hope for the future of our planet. For me, glass is the most magical, ethereal and sublime material and it captures something of the mystery and wonder of the world around us. My pieces are sometimes anthropomorphic and playful, at other times abstract and emotionally charged. Very often I explore ideas around corporeality, life cycles, ageing, growth and decay.

Her work explores the personal, vulnerable and bodily aspects of materiality, through which she establishes a connection between the material, the maker and the audience. Her primary art media is glass which she often combines with performance, installation, ceramics, and printmaking.

I have recently been working on casting its a very long process and I have a lot to learn but am thoroughly enjoying the journey!

‘The Machines’ are a work in progress for my upcoming Masters show in September. They are made from various found metal components and blown shapes with trapped fasteners such as bolts and screws in the glass. These machines are made in reaction to symptoms found in individuals with ADHD. The formation process of these machines reflects these symptoms such as impulsiveness and inattention as they are put together part by part.

I make all sorts of things, from windows and suncatchers, to jewellery and mosaics. I make because I love the colours, and the sparkle, and the essential.joy that creation brings. I’m rubbish at selling any of it, but I leave that most up to the amazing Rosie at the Makers Barn in Petworth – well worth a visit for so many other reasons, including ceramics, ironwork, wood crafts, paintings, decorative and functional items of every possible variety made by UK artists, all in one place!

Mandy has always been passionate about the arts and specialises in home décor, personalised gifts and jewellery with a particular interest in combining techniques and exploring texture with the aim to showcase her work at exhibitions and galleries. Sharing the joy of glass fusing with fellow glass artists and the community. Each piece is finished by hand up to the point before the firing takes place…the outcome is sometimes unexpected as the glass melts. Sometimes two or three firings are required.

Currently finishing off my third year of my BA studying glass, staying to study Masters at Sunderland. Making work in response to experimental volcanology research

“I draw inspiration from keen observation, creative exploration, and boundless imagination. I endeavour to capture nature’s ever-changing beauty by infusing form and composition with a rich colour palette. I create scenes that are both representational and from my imagination. Given Dartmoor’s vastness and its diverse seasonal and weather variations, there’s a joy in creating these imagined places, which could feasibly exist in a fleeting moment, and naming each pendant brings them to life. “

My work this year had been turned around the human condition with of figurative sculptures in cast glass forming the bulk of my practice.