1983 – 1986
BA(Hons) Three Dimensional Design,
Buckinghamshire College of Higher Education.
1986 – 1998
Self employed Designer Jeweller supplying galleries and working to commission.
1987 – 1991
Set up and ran Harbour Gallery, Whitstable, Kent.
Selected by The Crafts Council for quality
1998 – 2001
HND Ceramics and Glass,
North Warwickshire and Hinckley College of Further Education
2000
Set up studio producing kiln formed glass.
I make kiln formed glass wall panels and dishes in a limited range of colours and designs. Different metals, such as silver, copper and aluminium, in the form of leaf and wire are layered between two sheets of glass and fused in a kiln to produce a flat panel. The metals react to the heat by changing colour or producing bubbles. As the glass cools the reactions are frozen and the colours become permanent. The sheet can then be displayed as a flat wall panel. It can also be fired again in the kiln and shaped to produce a wall panel with a design in relief or a shallow dish. The colours are limited to those that the metals produce naturally and work well in both traditional and contemporary settings.
I make each piece individually and although I have a range of my own designs each piece is unique. The firing is controlled but the reaction of the metals can be very varied.
My glass is suitable for retail selling of individual items and I can also make groups of pieces that work together within an interior design scheme. My work is based on the colours and textures found on beaches. I am interested in the way industrial materials and objects are reclaimed by nature but still keep a geometric quality. I use horizontal and vertical lines to produce a sense of calm, to give an impression of the sea and the cliffs on a bright, still winter’s day.
BA(Hons) Three Dimensional Design,
Buckinghamshire College of Higher Education.
1986 – 1998
Self employed Designer Jeweller supplying galleries and working to commission.
1987 – 1991
Set up and ran Harbour Gallery, Whitstable, Kent.
Selected by The Crafts Council for quality
1998 – 2001
HND Ceramics and Glass,
North Warwickshire and Hinckley College of Further Education
2000
Set up studio producing kiln formed glass.
I make kiln formed glass wall panels and dishes in a limited range of colours and designs. Different metals, such as silver, copper and aluminium, in the form of leaf and wire are layered between two sheets of glass and fused in a kiln to produce a flat panel. The metals react to the heat by changing colour or producing bubbles. As the glass cools the reactions are frozen and the colours become permanent. The sheet can then be displayed as a flat wall panel. It can also be fired again in the kiln and shaped to produce a wall panel with a design in relief or a shallow dish. The colours are limited to those that the metals produce naturally and work well in both traditional and contemporary settings.
I make each piece individually and although I have a range of my own designs each piece is unique. The firing is controlled but the reaction of the metals can be very varied.
My glass is suitable for retail selling of individual items and I can also make groups of pieces that work together within an interior design scheme. My work is based on the colours and textures found on beaches. I am interested in the way industrial materials and objects are reclaimed by nature but still keep a geometric quality. I use horizontal and vertical lines to produce a sense of calm, to give an impression of the sea and the cliffs on a bright, still winter’s day.