Her primary art media is glass which she often combines with performance, installation, ceramics, and printmaking. In her recent work, she focuses on feelings and emotions which were triggered during the pandemics – anxiety, fear, vulnerability, anger, and entrapment.
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I have recently been working on casting its a very long process and I have a lot to learn but am thoroughly enjoying the journey!
My work tells the story of the ADHD experience, an exclusive insight to the mind of an artist who can show you what the reality of ADHD is. Many people struggle with ADHD and to the outside eye this is not always seen, my work aims to bring those struggles to light and show the world through the eyes of an artist with neurodiversity.
I make all sorts of things, from windows and suncatchers, to jewellery and mosaics. I make because I love the colours, and the sparkle, and the essential.joy that creation brings. I’m rubbish at selling any of it, but I leave that most up to the amazing Rosie at the Makers Barn in Petworth – well worth a visit for so many other reasons, including ceramics, ironwork, wood crafts, paintings, decorative and functional items of every possible variety made by UK artists, all in one place!
Mandy has always been passionate about the arts and specialises in home décor, personalised gifts and jewellery with a particular interest in combining techniques and exploring texture with the aim to showcase her work at exhibitions and galleries. Sharing the joy of glass fusing with fellow glass artists and the community. Each piece is finished by hand up to the point before the firing takes place…the outcome is sometimes unexpected as the glass melts. Sometimes two or three firings are required.
“I draw inspiration from keen observation, creative exploration, and boundless imagination. I endeavour to capture nature’s ever-changing beauty by infusing form and composition with a rich colour palette. I create scenes that are both representational and from my imagination. Given Dartmoor’s vastness and its diverse seasonal and weather variations, there’s a joy in creating these imagined places, which could feasibly exist in a fleeting moment, and naming each pendant brings them to life. “
My work this year has been predominantly mixed media ceramic sculptures with cast glass additions, but after a work placement recently with Angela Jarman at her studio I am looking forward to experimenting with more cast glass sculptural pieces.
During the last year I have discovered the joys and frustrations of working with glass. I am trying to combine both porcelain and glass to create sculptural pieces that capture both the strength and fragility of birds. I have been experimenting with how to adapt fused and pate de verre methods of working in a quest to create the perfect glass feather!
Jo works with various kiln formed glass processes, casting, fusing and bending glass into hand made moulds. She has worked on large scale commissions for commercial and private clients. Her personal work is inspired by the landscape and geological features around her, coastal areas, lakes and fells where she is often found swimming and running amongst them.