Exploring landscape refractivity, luminosity and mutability in glass

An artist based in West Sussex, creating kiln-formed and flameworked glass landscapes.

With a climbing and mountaineering past, I am drawn to raw, energetic and atmospheric landscapes, the subtle play of light in the sky, on land and in water and the dramatic sweeping lines created by these transient formations.

Along with the UK’s mountains, I find inspiration in the South Downs and Sussex Coast, with their wind swept vistas, and iconic local and regional scenes.

After exploring a range of media over the years (including acrylics, oils, pastels and mosaics), I have become focused on the use of kiln-formed glass in conveying the beauty, luminosity and mercurial nature of the natural landscape. It is a fascinating and versatile medium to work in, with a wide variety of techniques being employed and developed by glass artists across the world. The ability to layer and sculpt transparent, translucent and opaque glasses to create depth and light in a work, combined with its permanence and ability to be shaped and used as freestanding decorative items, is unique.

I use glass powders, frits, stringers, sheet glass and occasionally enamel in my work. Where it assists, I also flamework component pieces. In order to obtain depth and texture, my pieces often undergo more than 3 kiln firings at varying temperatures.