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I have brought together irregular patterns taken from nature and combined them with ancient geometric designs. The glass is precisely hand-cut and fused to form a closely interlocking tessellation before final slumping.

I would welcome commissions.

Exhibitions:
□Exhibition at the ‘Shrewsbury Arts Festival’ in St Mary’s church August 2024
□The World of Glass with the CGS September 23 – 18 November 2023.
□Exhibition at the ‘Shrewsbury Arts Festival’ in St Mary’s church August -Sept 2023
□Scottish Glass Society/CGS Free Trades Hall, Glasgow September 2022 and Inverness, October 2022.
□SoloExhibition at Gallery@12, Eccleshall, Staffordshire. September 2022.
□The RHS Chelsea flower show May 2022
□ ‘Life Forms’ exhibition at the Pyramid Gallery, York. Sept – October 2021
□Curated and Exhibited at Ingestre Orangery, in Staffordshire, with the ‘Moving into the Light’ Exhibition with local artists. May 2021.
□Designed and Produced social media contentfor the online exhibition ‘A Glass Garden’, Ingestre Orangery, Staffordshire. July 2020 (published on YouTube; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pz8hMYCjJ4 ).
□Demonstrated glass blowing at the Red Cone museum, Stourbridge, for the International Festival of Glass, August 2019.
□The World of Glass Museum, St Helen’s, in ‘Glorious Glass’, with the CGS in October 2019.
□The ‘3rd Session of Hejian Craft Glass Design & Creation Exhibition and Competition’ China 2018

In November 2018 Two pieces from a series of glass amphora vessels entitled the ‘Fertile Crescent’ won the ‘Silver’ medal and a second the medal for ‘Excellent Work’ in the ‘3rd Session of China (Hejian) Craft Glass Design & Creation Exhibition and Competition’ at Ming Shangde Glass Museum, China. In December 2019 these two pieces were bought by the Shangde Museum in Hejian, China for their collection.

‘Glass Garden’ stand at the RHS Chelsea flower show with my glass flowers, Work based on the concept of ‘What if flowers were made of glass? The pieces ‘Tulip’ ‘Lily’ and ‘Seed pod’ on display are ALL made from recycled glass! This was in 2022, the designated International Year of Glass!

2022 – RHS Harlow Carr Gardens, Harrogate
2021 – Supporting The Arts 2021
2021 – Cultivate Gallery, London
2020 – State of the Arts, London
2020 – Inner World, London
2020 – Haus-A-Rest, London
2020 – Bandon Art Gallery, Orgegon, USA
2019 – The Mercer Gallery, Harrogate
2019 – The Old Biscuit Factory, London
2019 – The Wensleydale Gallery, Leyburn
2019 – BAMM, Stained Glass Centre, York
2019 – The Great North Art Show, Ripon Cathedral
2019 – Lumi Arts, London
2019 – The Smart Gallery, Leeds
2018 – Art & Liberation, Chilli Studios, Newcastle
2018 – Thoughtful Planet II, Durham
2018 – WW1 Centenary Display, Ripon Cathedral
2017 – Dales Inspiration, The Town Hall, Masham
2017 – The Wensleydale Show, Leyburn
2016 – Market Hall, Richmond
2016 – Glass Art, Ripon

Public Works
Catterick Garrison & Brigade HQ, North Yorkshire

Fascinated by erosion – of solid forms disintegrating over time, watching as they become ever more delicate and fragile, transforming into absorbing lace like structures. I gravitate towards a simple monochrome colour palette, using light, shape and form to draw the viewer in.

Disha’s recent latest works celebrate women and throw light on burning issues concerning women such as women empowerment and body shaming.