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Helen’s work is generally undertaken to commission, inspired by the client, the brief and the building, whether housed in historic or modern buildings, in ecclesiastical or secular contexts. Her aim is to engage the viewer through good design and craftsmanship, creating energy and movement intertwining contemporary and traditional elements.

Helen’s recent works include new windows for the RAF Club, London, and The Queen’s Window designed by David Hockney for Westminster Abbey.

I have mostly been demonstrating around the country, taking my work out to display and sell at major craft, art and country fairs. My most recent work has been developing different stemware and interior ranges at E&M glass.

We have built up our contemporary glass collection by David swapping work with other international artists and buying smaller pieces from exhibitions.
We also have an extensive 20th century British made glass collection, including Stewart’s Webb’s and Monart glass.

My work is inspired by landscape. I love exploring the rugged cliffs and other geological sites of Britain. It is there I am able to connect with the play of light on the natural world. My process begins when I am faced with the elements and the history of the land – the apparent as well as the unseen forces at work. The feel of the place interacts with my imagination. Glass, as a material to cast, is irresistible to me. I am inspired to design and make sculpture that interacts with light. I use the properties of transparency, refraction and reflection to create an inner world within an outer form. The process of making – from concept to realization – allows for the unexpected to take place. This can be exciting and often leads to new discoveries that inform and ensure the work is evolving. The sculptures are one-off pieces, many in private collections in the UK and abroad.

Recently I’ve designed and made a range of ‘everlasting flowers’
These are three dimensional, and stand on a spike in the garden or sunroom. The functionality comes from the fact that they are designed and made in a way that they collect water, so small birds can bath or drink from them!

I have mainly been travelling around the UK displaying and demonstrating glassblowing at craft, country and art shows. I have created commissions for the Manchester University Hospitals plus individual commissions.

I am currently working on combining hot glass processes along with flat fused work to create large scale wall art, and intricately patterned blown vessels.

For commissions email amy@emglass.co.uk

For the past ten years I have been traveling the country giving live glassblowing demonstrations and talks with a mobile furnace, exhibiting and selling my most resent work.

Reverence

The question presented by this work is about the connection between forest fires and spirituality that invites us to look beyond physical devastation and recognize the profound spiritual lessons that these events have to offer. By honoring the sacredness of the natural world and embracing our interconnection with all living beings, we can find our true purpose.

Working on and experimenting some new ideas for me.

It’s that time of year – Christmas so main efforts are going into preparing for live Craft Fairs (26 & 27 November and 3 & 4 December) at The Garden Coffee Shop, Hunts Hill Farm, Aveley, Essex as well as a possible Open Studio in mid-December 2022 – a decision will be made by end of November on this.