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Dealing with the personal is a strong source of inspiration for Anna; a balance between triangulating the relationship of experiences and the artifacts of her own making.
Her work is centred around the theme of relationships; the relationship she has with herself, with others and the environment that surrounds her. It is expressive of her personal experiences and reflects how relationships can influence one’s emotions and state of mind.
She states, ‘A face points both ways; in essence whilst one side faces outward, the other is looking inwards to quite another continent or landscape that is invisible to another. Glass as a material enables me to translate and clarify emotional states and the subjective.’
Exploring this theme, her concepts have been translated through a conversation; a relationship in the fusion of glass with metals.
The knowledge and understanding of compatibility gained through extensive experimentation of combining these materials is an essential part of her making process. Solid and hollow glass with metal inclusions form the visual language that is now characteristic of her work.
Internal designs are formed during the casting process by altering the glass elements before they enter the kiln.
Showcasing the work of hugely talented glass artists from around the world.
I am interested in the relationship between us and the natural world – the way the earth records our presence, evidence we leave behind as we come and go. My influences are colour, form, pattern and textures of the earth and an anthropological view of art as an expression of life and existence. My most recent work presents a reminder that we humans are responsible for what happens in our seas and oceans, an alien world which is often out of our everyday range, yet is so vitally important for our lives. The work seeks to celebrate the glorious vividness of this underwater world which is slowly being destroyed by our carelessness.
Beespace an environmental project at Sussex Prairie Garden 2018 exploring how the Bees sees, this project is ongoing and I will be showing new Bee Glass Goggles in Brighton later this summers. Recent projects are ‘Eye2Eye’ 2017 an Arts council funded project , looking at how Deaf and hearing people perceive the world and ‘Hope’ exhibition at Onca Gallery.
2021 hopefully we will able to open ‘So Glass” a collaborative show with talented glass artists from the South East UK in Brighton.
Skelton Exhibition in Street, small town in the South Downs , A joint show with Stone Sculptors, reflecting on the life works of Stone Sculptor John Skelton .
Brighton May Festival- Three Free Exhibiting with Painter Miranda Ellis ( confusing having a painter with the same name !) and ceramist Jane Sarre.