Pat is currently working on a series of cast glass pieces depicting the beauty which can be seen in age. We live in a society seemingly obsessed with a desire to hang on to the illusion of youth, frequently resulting in a level of uniformity and blandness. But a crumbling wall has so much more character than a new one, and a wrinkled face tells more stories than an unlined one!
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A graduate of the RCA ceramics & glass programme.
My current work references the natural architecture of trees and the daily balancing act our bodies perform as we move through space; between states of instability & equilibrium. The interiority of glass, as a medium, allows the potential to go beneath the surface, both visually and metaphorically; to reveal or conceal new worlds, tantalisingly, beyond the veil.
I continue to explore the threshold between traditional methods and digital processes.
Paul’s current practice is concerned with the craft of lathe-turning waxes to produce unique cast glass vessels. This has led to the development of new cast pieces that reproduce the complexity of the turned wax vessels.
July 2024 – The Forum – Southend on Sea – Recent exhibition of fused glass art supporting Lady McAdden Breast Cancer Care Trust.
My work is a celebratiion of and meditation on what inspires and gives me joy in my life: the human form, ornament, architecture, culture, playing with form. The technicalities of working with glass are mind boggeling, but I am intrigued by the many techniques available through working in glass for creative development.
I am exploring scale and the environment. Currently working on both blown and lamp worked glass. From blowing intricate glass bubbles on a torch, to lamp working spikes on large furnace blown bubbles. I am interested in scale and have been translating small scale jewellery designs into large blown bead columns. Dimensions range from 5cm cornichon earrings to 1m50 cactus spikes, garden sculptures.