I’ve been a huge fan of Alice Tatham’s beautiful photographs of the Dorset countryside that she shares on Instagram for a few years now, so I jumped at the opportunity when she asked if she could take some photographs in my stained glass studio for her new series of Meet the Artist interviews + studio tours on her blog. You can read the whole interview here. Here are a few of my favourite images from the shoot.
LEARN TO MAKE STAINED GLASS WITH ME!
IMAGE © DOMESTIKA
LEARN TO MAKE STAINED GLASS - SUITABLE FOR BEGINNERS OR IMPROVERS
If you've ever wondered how in the heck stained glass is made, or how you start a career in stained glass, or why cutting glass is a bit like driving a car, join me and I will explain all.
I’ll tell you how I got started as a stained glass artist, and who my influences and inspirations are, then I’ll guide you through all the materials and tools you'll need to make a window. I'll even give you some advice for setting up your workspace, and lots of guidance on health and safety.
Once you're all set up, I'll show you how to design a cutline, which is the name for the plan that you make your stained glass window on, and teach you some methods for cutting and breaking glass.
Once you've practised your glass cutting, we'll get on to making our final project.
The lessons are broken up into manageable sizes, and you can work through them at your own pace and repeat a lesson as often as you like. You can also join in with the community in the forum, where you can share ideas, ask for help and swap resources. I'll be popping in too, to help with any problems and give feedback.
I’m so excited for you to join me, and I can’t wait to see what everyone makes!
IMAGE © DOMESTIKA
Period Living Magazine: Made in Britain Feature, March 2022 issue
I was recently featured in the March 2022 issue of Period Living magazine as part of their Made in Britain series, which focuses on British artists and craftspeople who work using traditional skills and techniques.
CONTEMPORARY STAINED GLASS DOOR PANELS FOR A 1960S HOUSE
The brief for these front door panels, for a 1960s house in Kent, was to design something that referenced 1960s design but also sat comfortably alongside the existing Victorian stained glass in the period houses in the rest of the street.
The client listed a selection of artists and designers whose work appealed, including Josef Albers, Marimekko and Orla Kiely, and the theme of the panels was based on an old apple tree in the garden that had special meaning to the family.
The windows were designed, painted and constructed by Flora Jamieson, and fitted by R. G. Croudace Glass.