Cambridge Christmas

I have had an extremely busy year this year as I have moved lock, stock and barrel to the wonderful Scottish borders.
I will be returning to Cambridge on 24th November to be part of Cambridge Christmas 14.
This is such a sparkling special event I would not miss it for the world.
I hope to see you there.

Visit www.CambridgeChristmas.co.uk to find out more about the talented artists exhibiting this year.

Craft and Design Month at Cambridge Contemporary Craft Gallery

Cambridge Contemporary Craft gallery will be hosting some interesting talks and demonstrations this month.
I will be giving a demonstration of copper foil techniques on Sunday 11th May at 2pm. at the gallery on Bene't St, Cambridge
Please contact the gallery for further information and to book.

You may also like to see Katherina Klug making pots, Alison Hullyer print making, Lillian Baxter's fabric sculpture, Belinda Norrington's jewelry or Edel Hopkin creating beautiful books.

Cambridge Christmas 2013 -14

I had a wonderful Christmas season in 2013 and have been busy restocking.
Cambridge Christmas 2013 was a huge success. A wonderful warm event created by 16 exhibitors and enjoyed by around 700 visitors on the day.

New work this Christmas included fused glass beetles and bird brooches:

and Fused glass hanging vases:

We are all ready underway organising Cambridge Christmas 2014.
The date is booked for Monday 24th November, we are currently selecting exhibitors for this event.

Cambridge Christmas 2013

Cambridge Christmas 13

Monday 25th November

1pm - 8.30pm (free admission)

Unitarian Church Hall

Victoria Street ( off Emanuel Road)

Cambridge 

CB1 1JW

I am delighted to be taking part in the Cambridge Christmas event once again.

Please come along and enjoy some spiced cider and mince pies whilst meeting our 16 very talented artist.

For more information about the artists exhibiting please visit www.cambridgechristmas.co.uk

East Feast Mosaic path.

The second East Feast project was also in a Suffolk Primary school.
I was asked to create a Mosaic Stepping stone path with the children for the schools Wildlife garden.
On the first day every child in the school made a ceramic tile for the mosaic.

The theme was nature and wild life. They made bugs, butterflies, frogs, birds, beetles, squirrels, flowers, snails, lizards and spiders. I then took the tiles back to my studio to fire and glaze them:

 

The first East Feast project.

The first  East Feast project was felt making with a horticultural theme in a Suffolk primary school.
Children made felt panels inspired by favorite vegetables or flowers.
They made flowers, carrots, onions cut in half, strawberries and pumpkins.
I worked with all the year 5 children to produce 30 felt panels which the school assembled to make a wonderful display.

  

What a very busy summer it has been!

The summer term was really busy for me.
In addition to my regular teaching and making stained glass to supply outlets, I was contracted by East Feast to do 2 art projects in Primary Schools in Suffolk.

The first East Feast project was felt making with a horticultural theme.

The second project was working with children to create a Mosaic stepping stone path for the schools Wildlife garden.

Finally, in July, I exhibited my work as part of Cambridge Open Studios.

I will be dedicating the next few posts to catching up on these wonderful projects.

Glass landscapes

I have been working on some new abstract stained glass landscapes inspired by the wild west coast of Scotland. I enjoy searching for glass which has a suggestion of water or sky and a  horizon. I then create landscapes and seascapes trying to capture the changing light on the landscape.

By using the opacity of the glass the landscapes can look quite different from day to night.
In fact,when the glass has light reflecting off the surface at night instead of coming through the glass you can see entirely different landscapes on each side of the glass.

Cambridge Open Studios 2013

I've just signed up for Cambridge Open Studios 2013. I will be opening my Studio for the middle 2 weekends in July. July 13th/14th and July 20th/21st. Do please come and visit my studio. I will be demonstrating some glass and felting techniques and will provide light refreshments in my relaxing garden. Visit the Cambridge Open Studios website for more information.

January stock take

I had a very busy Christmas season making and selling glass decorations.
Cambridge Christmas 12 was a huge success and there was a wonderful warm atmosphere.
Thank you to everyone who came.

I also exhibited at the Cambridge Contemporary Craft gallery where my work sold very well.
So I have spent the last few weeks stock taking and restocking as well as designing some new work for 2013.