Restoration and Courses

Well just a quick update to share with you what i have been up to lately seen as how I am a terrible blogger. Here's some pics of restoration work I did with Creative Glass Works. Below the middle panel has been repainted, with Bristre Brown, and yellow and orange silver stain.

Images: Edward Jones, Creative Glass Works

Above four diamond lights were reproduced by sandblasting, painting and staining flash glass.

Currently working on a few ideas of my own at the moment to, yet again revolving around birds, Magpies in particular as they seem to be following me around lately. So i have been doing a lot of saluting!!!!

Finally some dates for your diary

I'll be teaching fused glass jewellery taster days on the following dates at Creative Glass Guild, Bristol

20th September 2012
11th October 2012
22nd November 2012

Weekend Course

8th - 9th December 2012

Visit Creative Glass Guild Here for more details and to book your place!!!

Wildlife Artist of the Year 2012

So I'm very pleased to announce that thanks to Erithacus Rubecula (above) I have been shortlisted for the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundations Wildlife Artist of the Year 2012
The shortlisted artists, from the worldwide competition, will display there work alongside three generations of the Shepherd Family at the Mall Galleries London between Monday May 21st to Saturday 26th May 2012. Be sure to pop along and check it out!!!!! 

Sales from the exhibition contribute to the very worthy cause of the DSWF raising awareness and saving the lives of the worlds endangered species.

For more details CLICK HERE!

New beginnings....

How terribly neglectful I have been! it has indeed been a while since last I blogged, but with good reason as I have been on the move! Having traversed about 300 miles I now reside in the South West. A new job meant a life changing decision to move to Bristol! I've been here about 8 weeks now, and so far it's great! Whilst I love my native North East there are so many more opportunities down here! Bristol has a fantastic creative / cultural scene, and I look forward to diving in and exploring it further.

And the new job I hear you ask? It's with Creative Glass Guild. At last the 'day job' is in a field I love, just to be surrounded by all that glass everyday is so exciting I just want it all!!!! Already learnt a lot from the other great staff, and just wish I could play with the stock all day instead of packing it, but it's good to be able to share my skills and knowledge with customers and have had the opportunity to expand my skills. just the other weekend I took part in the Photograph your Glass course. So I now know how to use my camera properly, so be on the lookout for better photos from me! (as above)

In the Easter week I returned North to finish off the panels I had started in the last post, here's one pair leaded and cemented (terrible phone camera pic) Alas there now not going to be installed for another month or two but, they are finished, so hallelujah! 

So what's next...........

New Year, New Energy, New Work

Well it's slightly late but a Happy New Year to all you blog readers out there.

The new year has so far brought in a flurry of activity, I've gained my first two stockists in Darlington, which you can checkout on the stockist page. I've also been working on a commission for some interior door panels. The client wanted something in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright to brighten up a rather drab dated cabinet. we finally decided on this design.

It's so exciting to be making a real glass panel, it been ages since I've leaded anything!!! The last couple of weekends I've been working on it, cutting the glass and just started leading up the first of the four panels.

 Whilst tiding up and sorting through some old papers I also found a couple of pages of transfers I did in uni but never got around to using, so once I get some findings bought I will be listing some Cave Art items on Etsy. Theres also some images of soldiers from my friend out in Iraq but i cannot quite decide what to do with them yet. so in the mean time heres a sneak peek at the prehistoric glass art.