Welcome

Anything in glass from lighting to jewellery!

I have been playing with glass for more than 20 years and still love the light, the colour and the textures that can be created. All my pieces are formed in the kiln in multiple stages. Different metals and enamels are inserted between two or more layers of glass and fused around 800C; they may be fired several times to achieve the desired effect and then cold worked to finish the edges.

Leman Fused Bowl

 

 

Commissions:

  • Panels for Sands Resort Hotel in Cornwall
  • Reception desk in London
  • Presentation bowl for Friends of River Frome

Curated "1707 an Inspiration" Rook Lane Chapel, 2007 Website: www.1707.me.uk.

 

 

Most years my work can be seen in Bear Flats Open Studio the 2nd May Bank holiday in Bath, and Somerset Art Weeks in September.

 

Art Glass Plates

Last summer I participated in a Local Networking Project funded by SAW (Somerset Art Works). "Woad: A Plant to Dye For". With the help of the Frome Weavers Workshop, I grew woad in the garden of the Blue House (formerly a Blue School and Almshouse in Frome built in 1726) which we used for two workshops. There were 40 of us which was loads of fun and most of us ended up with very blue stained hands. I also organised an exhibition and talk in the library displaying six textile panels showing the plant and some history of the Frome dyers in  the 1700's, what a hard life it must have been. You may wonder what all this has to do with glass but of course I am now inspired by woad so new work will be positively blue!  My new exhibition "Blue" will be in the Round Tower in September with textile work, glass and a small model of how the round tower was used in the 1700's.
"Beautifully Recycled" I am currently recycling glass from the greenhouses of Slipps nursery.

I am also a partner in a web design team.

I first studied stained glass in 1981 at New York State University and have since been fascinated by the many facets of glass creation and its applications both in the home and commercial environments.

 Part time work at the Glasserie Studio in New York State and teaching adult education courses gave me the knowledge and desire to explore other ways to create art with glass. I welcomed the opportunity to move back to England in 1990, bought a kiln a few years later and started experimenting with glass forming.

My inspiration comes from the beautiful tactile quality of volcanic stone and obsidian. The coast line in North Somerset and other areas of natural beauty. My aim is to capture a similar feeling in my glass with the added dimension of the effect of light, transparency and colour. I have produced a range of decorative ware, panels and lights. These pieces are formed in the kiln in multiple stages. Different metals and enamels are inserted between two or more layers of glass and fused in the kiln at a high temperature it is then cooled very slowly. It may be fired several times to achieve the desired effect and then finished by cold working the glass. This type of glass is designed to be enjoyed as display pieces with the light playing on the subtlety of the colours and textures.

 Exhibitions: 

  • Lacock Pottery - 1999
  • Rooksmoor Gallery - Bath 1999
  • Somerset Art Week 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006
  • Hotbath Gallery - Bath - 2000
  • Corporation of London Libraries - London - 2001
  • Emerging Glass Artists South West Rook Lane Chapel Frome May/June 2004
  • Somerton Festival
  • 1707 - an inspiration,Rook Lane Chapel Tercentenary Frome Nov/Dec 2007

 Training:

  • Screen Printing on Glass - Manchester CT USA 2000
  • Central St Martins Glass Fusing 2002
  • Advanced Fusing - Washington DC USA 2003
  • Glass Fusing - Creative Glass Kent 2004