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.

Playing around with my iPhone app

I'm loving my new iphone and some of the photo apps. Here are a few photo's I took at St George's Market a few weeks ago. Some are of my stall & some of the other stall holders around me










Lighthouse Yarns




Katie Blue




Katie Blue & Her Sock Monkeys

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Bed Rest

Have somehow managed to do my back in. Not quite sure how but I'm now on a course of tablets and very strong pain killers so bed rest for me. Why does it always happen at the most inconvenient time!!!!


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Some New Designs

I have been working on some new contemporary designs over the last month or so and have now started to fabricate some small pieces to see if the idea works.

The coloured glass will be bonded onto the clear glass and then framed to make small panels. The idea behind it is that you will see the sandblasted seed head / thistle through the coloured glass. but the sandblasting will give a shadow as the light passes through it.

Found a Way To Use My Scrap Glass

Just bought this new mould which is great for using all my scraps and off cuts of glass from my other jewellery. What do you think? This is using off cuts of dichroic glass and scraps of clear bullseye that are useless for anything else!

Some Collaboration Work With Wood Turner Geoff Tulip

Geoff is a very talented wood turner who sells his work at St George's Market most Saturdays. His work can also be seen in Space CRAFT, Belfast and he is a member of the craft and design collective in Northern Ireland. Over the last few weeks we have been working together to design something in glass to include in his fabulous turned bowls. Here are some of the first prototypes.

Louise's Wool Store at St George's Market

Just wanted to share some of my lovely images that I have taken of Louise's Wool who is my neighbour at St George's Market. Lighthouse wool sells the most amazing range of wool's I have ever seen together with buttons and ribbons.