Some Wind Chimes for the Garden

I made a fused heart for a friend a few weeks back to go in the garden. This got me thinking what else I could make that could be used in the garden and I came across the idea of wind chimes.

I thought about making a fused heart and then sawing it into strips but was unsure it would be balanced right to hang properly. I put on my thinking cap and this is what I have come up with. I am hoping that because they are all the same size they will hang nicely.

I just need to get some driftwood or something similar to hang them from

Some New Work

I have had a busy few days making some new work and playing around with some new ideas. Here's the process and the finished panels. Will try to take some better images tomorrow.

The two glass panels are sandblasted and have coloured glass bonded onto them using a two part silicon. Messy process but does the job.





And here's another one using different shades of green

Fused Heart

Here's a fused heart I've just made for a customer to hang in the garden



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More Fused Jewellery Making

I have had another craft shop interested in me supplying them with my jewellery & coasters, so another busy week in the studio making to replenish my stock. I have jewellery coming out my ears!!!

Playing around

Been playing around with mirror, tissue paper & PVA glue. Reminds me of being back in my first year at uni.
Thanks Norma for reminding me about tissue paper. I love how all the colours bleed into each other. So simple but effective







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St George's Market

Will be back trading at St George's Market in Belfast this weekend after a couple of weeks off with a bad back. Can't wait to be back trading with just the best bunch of people. Happy Days!
Saturday 9 - 3 & Sunday 10 - 4. Making it the only place open to shop & brows in Belfast on a Sunday morning.


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A Eureka Moment

I made these dichroic beads a good few years ago and have tried may ways to string them into make a bracelet but every thing I tried I didn't like. I finally had one of those eureka moments today and I'm now happy the the finished product. The question now is do I sell this prototype or not!

Just Loving My Friend Jackie Hamilton's Work

Jackie and I started out at University together, but after completing her HND Jackie decided to head back north, very north back to the Shetland Isles where Andrew her husband is a GP on the island of Unst.

Jackie then proceeded to open up a tea shop and gallery on the island with her daughters before deciding to head south and finish her degree. I just love her work and think she has grown immensely and embrace so many techniques that are new to her and that are now reflected in her work.

Well done Jackie, just loving it and want to share your talent with everybody

More Photo's From The Welsh school of glass Degree Show 2011

Welsh School of Glass, Degree Show 2011 More Pictures

Welsh School of Glass, Degree Show 2011 More Pictures

Welsh School of Glass, Degree Show 2011

I didn't get time to post this at the time but with all this bed rest I finally have time to share some recent events with you.
On Saturday 4th June was the opening of the Welsh School of Glass part of Swansea Metropolitan Universities Degree Show. It was so nice to travel back over to Wales and catch up with family and friends. Especially as one of my chums who I started university with was graduating.

It is always good to see what the students have been working on and the quality of work being produced. I was particularly proud of the work that my friend Jackie had produced and how much her work has come on since I last saw her. Well done to you and everybody else who exhibited this year.