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I work mainly in warm glass exploring colour and form together with pattern, texture and chemical reactions. My vessels usually have different interiors and exteriors but a relationship between both is maintained. I have also worked in hot glass exploring the depth, patterns and shapes possible within a paperweight.

The image on the left is ‘Timeless: All Bar One’ which exemplifies automated and physical worlds, contrasting technology in the form of barcodes and identity, resting on a bog oak wooden plinth. It marries the new with the old with each medium displaying different facets of time.

My current project, Material Traces, is a creative investigation of how, as humans, we have adapted and transformed our environment using its natural resources for cultural expression, industry and development. It is inspired by the discovery of a Bronze Age burial urn on Skokholm Island in 2021. Through the lens of silica, both as glass and as glaze on ceramic, I will creatively investigate how, as humans, we have adapted and transformed our environment using its natural resources for cultural expression, industry and development. The project examines the impact of early human intervention on the landscape from the earliest detectable human traces and its continued impact today.

Linda’s ‘Marbellous’ light shade was shown at the prestigious ‘New Glass – Ancient Skill, Contemporary Artform’ exhibition at Blackwell, The Arts and Crafts House. This piece was made specifically to complement the Arts and Crafts surroundings of Blackwell. It uses the copper foil technique and contains over 700 individual pieces, including 1kg of marbles.

I specialise in kiln formed splashbacks for kitchens and bathrooms. Recent panels can be found on my website glassification.co.uk. I now offer courses in splashbacks both face to face in my workshop, and also online for those who can’t get down to Somerset.