As our Indian Summer continues, spare a thought for us "glassies" suffering in the stifling heat of the torch and kiln in the name of art!
It's been an interesting start to the year but certainly not a quiet one! As the creative juices and ideas start to flow once again, so do the resulting pieces. My current obsession is really bright colours and in fact, I've used up my entire stash of red, yellow, purple and turquoise already. One of the things my customers and fellow glass artisans often say to me is that I come up with some happily unusual and striking colour combinations.
As well as continuing to make finished pieces, I'm getting more orders now for my beads interestingly enough, mostly from jewellery designers but also collectors. This is of course, good news as making beads and working with raw materials at the bench is what I love to do.
Which reminds me of the other exciting news and that is I am about to start a professional silver smithing course. This is something I have always wanted to do and I believe it will add a really unique touch to my work being able to make my own silver and gold rings, chains and filigree amongst other things. Lets hope I can fit all these things into my already manic life!
I shall keep you posted and please feel free to email me with custom orders. Always happy to oblige.
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