Frozen in Time

This week I have been working on a small commission for a customer that wanted a unique present for her parents that live in San Francisco. She wanted to capture her children's hand prints for prosperity.

The children's hand prints were made into a mould suitable for firing glass into.




It was then fired to dry it out ready to cast the glass into.




Coloured glass was chosen to make a border around the glass. This was then painted on with traditional glass paints and then the date, names of the children and a small poem scratched out.



These were then fired in the kiln before leading.

Here is the finished commission




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Wall Art

Over the last few weeks I have been working on some fused glass wall art pieces.
For some people they may find it easier and more practical to fit into there homes than a traditional
stained glass hanging panel.

They have been inspired by my recent work for the SpaceCraft exhibition, my walks on the beaches on the North Antrim coast and my love of the seaside. Especially Swansea and the Gower Peninsular where you still find traditional beach huts.



The Glens


Fish


The Beach Hut



Langland Bay, Swansea

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Collective Creative Exhibition 2

I didn't get the opportunity to Photograph all the work on the night of the exhibition. So went back to SpaceCraft this week to Take some more images. I forgot to take any photo's of my work. So here is my Mountains & Glens collection inspired by the Mountains & Glens in Northern Ireland

Collective Creativity Exhibition

COLLECTIVE CREATIVITY is a exhibition of work by 15 Graduates of the Creativity Thirst Programme.

The exhibition will include work from different areas within the Creative Industries in Northern Ireland; Craft, Applied Art and Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography, Print Making and more... The group consists of a mixture of self-taught and university graduates.

Here are some photos of the groups work from the opening night

























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Other New Work

I'm also working on some glass panels inspired by a walk on the beach and looking at the sea on the North Antrim Coast in Northern Ireland

I have been working with both clear and coloured glass, looking at what lies beneath the waves.

Here are a few pictures of my work in progress







Working in clear








Working with a combination of clear & coloured glass

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Preparing for SpaceCRAFT Exhibition

Another busy week in the studio preparing for the "Collective Creativity" Exhibition which opens next Thursday evening at SpaceCraft in Belfast.

I hadn't expected for the three plinths that will display my work to take so long to prepare, and have spent most the week oiling & rubbing them down. But really pleased with the final result.

Here's a sneak preview of one of the finished pieces, it's inspired by the mountains and glens in Northern Ireland




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More Work for the Exhibition

Have had another fairly busy week in the studio making for the up & coming exhibition at SpaceCRAFT opening on 3rd May.

I must have made about five or six pieces over the last week & most have been successful. Here's a few pictures of them.










And this one was my favourite but had a stress fracture. But will recreate it again on another firing cycle.



I'm going to display them all on wooden plinths. Just need to choose three now for the exhibition.
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Location:Ballycorr Heights,Ballyclare,United Kingdom

Productive week

After weeks of being in the creative doldrums, I've finally got some inspiration this week.

It started with making a small test piece for an up & coming & quickly approaching exhibition that I'm taking part in next month at SpaceCRAFT in Belfast.

Once my glass cutter got started it was if it had a mind of its own! And ideas and work started flooding out.

The first is based on getting back to nature after a fantastic walk on the beach. Standing there thinking about what is under the beautiful blue sea along the North Antrim Coastline here in Northern Ireland.




The others are loosely based around the Glens and mountains. Abstracting them like a textile artist would interpret them but instead of using materials and threads using layers of glass



Before firing




After firing

I am going to slump this piece over a double curved mould to make it free standing.
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Titanic Food Festival

All go this weekend in Belfast with the opening of the new Titanic Centre in Belfast today & at St. George's they have been recreating some of the menu's that were served on board




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More New Bits & Pieces

New square pendants & matching rings






Cat brooches


Glass bunting


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Playing around with my new equipm

I haven't blogged for a while. I just keep running out of time or forgetting to log on the mac when I've finished in the studio.

I have invested in a few new bits of equipment recently. Here are some of the results














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Playing With My New Machine

Have just invested in some new equipment for the studio. This is the Taurus saw. New kiln expected at the end of the month! So exciting!


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Aura Handmade Jewellery & Crafts

Aura Handmade Jewellery & Crafts is a showcase shop to craftsmen & women across Northern Ireland.

Showcasing a wide variety of handmade gifts. Situated in the Craft & Style Centre on the High Street in Bangor.

They currently have a range of my glass products by myself for Valentines day.

New Updated Website

I've been working on my website over the last week & changed the layout. Hope you all like it & my new ranges.



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Bubble Powder

I have been playing around with bubble powder again over the last few weeks and as a result have come up with some new designs.

Here's few images of some of them