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Nature, myth an magic have always been central to my work and Dragons are still my signature pieces. I am further developing pieces describing creatures from the natural word, particularly Birds, Wild Flowers and – at the moment – incredible aquatic creatures.
I teach classes to one or two students at a time.

Sandy moved to Cornwall permanently five years ago and works from her studio near Looe. She works directly with the glass responding to the light, patterns and ever-changing palette of the Cornish coastline. She enjoys working with colour, but also texture and relief formed by the layering of different glasses and various fusing techniques.
Sandy savours every aspect of glass and create freestanding and wall art together with a range of fused glass jewellery and gift items.

Over the past couple of years I have been lucky enough to work on a project called Rivers of the World with Thames Festival Trust and the British Council, teaching primary and secondary school age children about their river and the river in another country using art as a platform. Some schools were able to learn about glass too, we had a lot of fun and produced a fantastic exhibition that has toured many countries. I am also a board member of CGS and am the editor of the Graduate Review. I want to help others to develop their career in glass and find opportunities and support for new makers through CGS.

For my glass landscapes I use an amalgamation of transparent and opalescent sheet glass, hand-made rolled glass, frits (small ‘bits’) and powdered glass. I look for chemical reactions between certain colours which gives an unpredictability to the outcome. I build the artworks in layers which then have several firings followed by cold-working to remove the ‘shiny’ aspect of glass. I feel this reveals an extra depth to detail and colour, leaving a weathered texture.
Recent exhibitions:
Bath Art Fair March 2019
Windsor Contemporary Art Fair November 2019
Bath Art Fair March 2020
Secret Severn Art Fair September 2020
Open Art Exhibition – Ludlow November 2020

I create contemporary, abstract and stylised items in fused glass. I exhibit locally with North Somerset Arts, Made in North Somerset and in an online gallery called ART6Explore.
I run workshops for beginners.

I make stained glass hangings, panels and windows using traditional and modern techniques, including leading and copper foiling. My work is often based on natural themes, with strong use of sgraffito painting and coloured glass.
Although the recent Covid 19 situation has restricted my activities for the last year, I continue to exhibit at the Gallery at the Guild in the Cotswolds and sell my smaller pieces via my Folksy shop and Gloucestershire retailers.
In December 2020 I appeared on Channel 4’s ‘Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas’ demonstrating the use of stained glass techniques to make a Christmas Wreath.

I really enjoy making all sorts of things with glass from balanced sculptural pieces using my old machines to emphasise the light bending quality and feel of glass to decorations made from glass picked up from the street. It is all about celebrating the wonders of the material to me.