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“The challenge of working to commission is to balance the fulfilment of a client’s brief with my own desire to innovate on the traditions of architectural glass. I’m constantly seeking to expand my own artistic vocabulary by experimenting with processes and applications, and to match that with content appropriate to the function of the architecture.”
“My autonomous work is almost always informed by nature, drawing from natural forms and using images abstracted from nature to create artworks that carry a personal narrative.”
Recent work includes the reception area windows for a new school building, an interior window for a wine lover, and fused glass font bowl and inserts for church furniture.
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.