Description:
I started working with glass as a hobby about 20 years ago having previously worked as an optometrist (glass involved here again but of a very different sort). I began selling items about 15 years ago when my house became full of lamps and hangings and the walls were mirror strewn.I am attracted to glass because of the beauty of its colours, textures and variety. I am particularly influenced by the designs of Louis Comfort Tiffany, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and Frank Lloyd Wright and other iconic names from the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods. It was Tiffany's introduction of the copper foil technique for stained glass work which makes most of my work possible. The shaped glass is edgedcarefully with copper foil which will then allow the pieces to be soldered together resulting in much finer work than the use of strips of lead came permits. Tiffany's development of 'favrile' glass is also an inspiration to all who love glass and my frequent use of iridescent glass is probably as a result of this.

Products:

Lamps, decorative mirrors, Clocks, barometers, wall hangings, Christmas products, dishes, plates, ornaments

Services Offered:

I will turn my hand to most types of design however but usually return to the stylised visions of nature so typical of the early part of the 20th century or the geometric designs of the Art Deco period. I particularly enjoy making decorative lamps or mirrors but over the years have also turned my hand to many other glass items. I have recently bought a glass kiln and am now producing fused glass items such as dishes and bowls to add variety to my work.