Working in glass

Glass

A medium that both delights and tries my patience. I love the light that sits in the glass and the weight of the glass birds. The  glass blocks are ten to thirty layers. The birds are cast in a mold then fired. Glass for me is a special kind of alchemy that fills me with joy.

Seelie Birds

I began making Seelie Birds about four years ago first in tissue paper, paper clay and soapstone, then glass.

The glass Seelie Birds are created from the other birds which are used as a mold for casting. They are the ace of Seelie Birds.

Recently I began making small glass houses under the title Hireath  ‘a spiritual longing for a home that maybe never was’. These houses are now part of a larger installation.

The ‘Lilief’ or ‘night people’ are from my imagination and are sold separately or as a group

And I am casting small glass birds for a big installation and making the molds for small horses in glass and bronze.