Archives: Artists

Recently I’ve been focusing my attention on flame working to create elements to add to my fused glass. I’m captivated by the idea of creating hollow forms and am trying to master blowing small scale bubbles for delicate jewellery items.

I create small sculptures and panels to commission and for exhibition. These are mainly based on natural forms and found objects, often incorporating metallic or organic materials. The liminal world of the seashore is a regular inspiration.

I make kiln formed glass vessels, playing with gravity in the kiln. Manipulating mass, heat, colour and time I aim to create complex, elusive work that has intense colour and pattern which reacts to the light it is placed in. I finish my pieces using many cold working processes to shape and mark the glass including sandblasting, hand lapping, diamond point and wheel cameo engraving.

I am currently producing work inspired by two residencies at Lyth Arts Centre in Caithness. Here I investigated the Flow Country which is considered to be the largest area of blanket bog in the world.

Most of the work I carry out is new bespoke stained glass panels for homes and businesses. I also repair and restore old and damaged stained glass and leaded lights.

The Creative Glass School is a space where glass artists and students come together to work, study and exchange ideas in a relaxed atmosphere. The classes are all designed to emphasise technical and creative skills, experimentation and teamwork, as well as the development of an original and individual style.

Although initially inspired by microscopic images of plankton, Amanda’s work is evolutionary, with each piece informing the next. She enhances her hand blown forms using cold working processes to create surface patterns and textures, which hold light and magnify reflections.