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Issy is excited by the boldness and beauty of stained and leaded glass.
Her own work is often narrative with a focus on expressive figural scenes. Using a range of glass colours and textures, etching, and glass painting, she seeks to capture the essence and emotion of scenes in a vivid and joyful way.
My recent pieces are inspired by the Victorian and Edwardian era, especially the popular botanical/flora movement throughout those times.
With my art works I aim for continuous research, experimenting with geometrical shapes, elements, modules that allow multiple associations, exploring interferences between empty and full, between movement and static, between vibrating and monolithic surfaces.
My more recent work features my perception of my thought processes and my individual learning style. I am fascinated by spontaneity in art and my glass pieces reflect the tension between methodology and chance. .
Lake has received numerous awards and funding, including the Andrew Stewart Artist Award (2023), a Research Scholarship from Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa (2022), Studio Funding from BBK (2021), the NEUSTART Stipendium from Deutscher Künstlerbund (2021), and the Project Space Award from Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa (2018). Earlier in her career, she was awarded the Dunoyer de Segonzac Award (2009) and the Michael Moser Award (2008) from the Royal Academy of Arts. Her work reflects a sustained inquiry into the intersections of materiality, psychoanalytic theory, and identity.
My most recent project has been a set of new stained glass windows commemorating the history of the IX squadron. The windows were dedicated on Remembrance day. Thw indows combine my love for the traditional techniques of stained glass alongside the more contemporary techniques of glass fusing.