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I am an experimental engraver. My exhibition pieces often combine kiln forming and sculptural engraving, the glass being carved with diamond and stone tools, often pierced right through. Recently I have been experimenting with more spontaneous engraving, more akin to drawing or painting.

I take commissions on a scale from goblets and tankards to doors and windows. Commissions often include lettering but can also include illustrative elements. Colour can be included by fusing or using a collage technique.

Whispering Sweet Nothings. Recycling Narratives

Whilst studying Geology at the University of Edinburgh Hannah became fascinated by the mineralogy and the reactions between various elements, metals and compounds. This led her towards a passion for the alchemy of glass.
Capturing the nostalgic imagery of childhood, exposing hidden narratives, through cast sculptural glass stands at the core of Hannah’s work.
Passionate about sustainability and recycling,. Sweet Nothings are a series of individual, unique Cast Glass figures. Usually found in pairs, whispering ‘Sweet Nothings’ to one another.
What are they whispering?
‘Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot. Nothing is going to get better. It’s not.’ (Dr Seuss, The Lorax).
Hannah Gibson BSc Geology MA Glass MSDC

My work focuses on mental health, and how particular emotions manifest in the brain. My most recent exhibition The Chemistry of Emotion, looked at the chemical structure of mood effecting Neuro Transmitters.