I am a mosaic, stained- and fused glass artist. What this means is that I live in a world of light, colour, texture…plasters, a nervous bank manager, and an accountant who would probably prefer me not to bother him very often.
I feel it only fair to warn you that I do not, never have, and probably never will, take myself all that seriously. As a result, even though I realise I am meant to sell myself in this bit as some kind of all-knowing glass and mosaic guru, who really has got her life all together, and is willing to bestow her wisdom upon the mere mortals who seek it… Yeahhhhh, no. None of that is true. Well. I’ll tell you stuff I’ve found out if you ask me, but I’m no sort of fount of *useful* knowledge, is where I’m going. Most of what I learn is how NOT to try and do something. Usually as a direct result of having done so and had it explode, implode, unbalance reality, or something equally as unhelpful. Think of me as making the mistakes* so that you won’t have to. You’re most welcome!
My Facebook feed is below, along with Instagram and an email contact, because I’m pretty rubbish at remembering to keep things updated, but you’ll find out what I am up to, there. Probably.
*this includes that gods-awful perm I had when I was 12. Honestly, I don’t know why I did it. Or why I thought it was a good idea to try and eat a soluble vitamin C tablet once. Really. Don’t do that.
Look, marketing really isn’t my thing. I make stuff, then I run out of space to store it, so I end up having to sell stuff. Or I find something that’s pretty and fun to make and I want to share it. It’s honestly that simple. On these pages, I’m going to try and show the things I do, how I do them, the tools and materials used and where to find them. Of course, I’ll also be showing off some of the things I have made, and there is, as you would expect, a shop.
I cut glass up, put it in little heaps, attempt to set fire to it, fail, and retrieve softer heaps of glass than I started with.
I cut coloured glass, wrap it round with metals and then apply heat. Sometimes, penguins happen. Or stars. Occasionally, butterflies. And on one notable occasion, a kayak.
I cut up glass (are you spotting a theme yet), or ceramic, or marble, or whatever takes my fancy…and glue it all to a piece of wood. Then I slap grout all over it. Anything could happen at this point.
