Archives: Artists

My 40 year old collection concentrates on

• Modern art / studio glass with some engraved works and vessels
• Maker artists but with some factory pieces
• British artists with some by overseas artists

.. I commission work regularly with my most major commission being for the 2018 Wimbledon Tournament Artist, which was made by Nancy Sutcliffe and Katherine Huskie.

The combination of studio practice and philosophical research for developing recent ideas has pushed me to explore the relationships we share with our physical realities and the ability of objects to evoke emotional responses from those who experience them. Through the use of kiln cast glass and found objects, my recent works have been focussed on exposing the interwoven relationship between the physical world around us and our internal minds, looking at themes of hidden narratives, memory, identity and space as an extension or reflection of oneself. My work ranges in scale from smaller experimental artefacts to larger cast glass pieces to be used within an installation setting.

I am currently working on a series of work inspired by microscopic images of plants and creatures of the land and sea. This work is created using a new glass technique of fusing intricately, lamp-worked glass cane through Pate de Verre to create delicate interpretations of the microscopic, natural, world.

Fused glass trees, flowers, seascapes, beaches, decorations, suncatchers, coasters, tealight holders, lantern panels, greetings cards and some quirky items.

At the moment I’m doing a lot of traditional glass painting and some casting, using mainly Bullseye glass. I’m also honing my cold-working techniques.

Virus pandemics aside, I mainly teach week day and weekend courses. I love sharing my passion for glass with other people and showing them how to make beautiful things too!

I also make gorgeous glass giftware, which I sell from the studio, through my website, https:\www.gorgeousglassgifts.co.uk
and also on Etsy, at
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/GorgeousGlassGifts

If you’re interested in booking a class in stained glass, glass fusing, casting or glass appliqué, have a look at our main website, https://www.creativeretreatsandholidays.co.uk