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Here are some details of events and activities that are happening

Colourful fused glass cast hearts

08/10/2023

The pleasure of opening the kiln after making and casting these hearts is so good. ...more

Still attempting to economise with energy costs

14/07/2023

I am still trying to keep my costs down and ultimately the prices of my finished pieces. ...more

Using the colours of dichroic glass

03/07/2023

Dichroic glass, although more expensive, can be full of such rich colours and textures. Here are few samples to show some variations ...more

Valentine Hearts

10/02/2023

Been busy making cast hearts ...more

During the summer heat wave thinking of reducing my energy consumption

08/08/2022

My studio is outside my house and can get very hot during these extreme temperatures... ...more

Christmas Decorations

06/12/2021

My small Christmas Decorations are proving popular. ...more

This rusty table and chairs are now up-cycled!

21/05/2021

This table and chairs could well have been heading for the tip, however I made the choice to try to keep them. ...more

Been making some seahorse panels

16/01/2021

I thought that you might be interested in my simple process to make a few small seahorse panels all with Bullseye Glass ...more

These sparkling circle fused glass garden art pieces with some of my recent paintings.

13/05/2020

The sparkling circles now embedded in my garden were made using scrap glass and following a detailed tutorial by Jim Matthews of Glass Hoppa.



Blue Glittery circle

Turquoise glittery circle
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Some Spring colours in the garden

23/04/2020

During lockdown, I've started painting flollowing inspirational online classes with Debs Last from Bideford, which one day I hope to use within my glasswork. ...more

North Devon Open Studios 2019

14/08/2019

This year all members of Appledore Craft Company www.appledorecraftscompany.co.uk
will be involved with Art Trek. ...more

Hand knitted fair isle design gloves

11/08/2019

These colourful fingerless gloves are proving very popular ...more

Glass Alchemy and Reactions

14/06/2019

A great two day course with Claire Hall at Warm Glass ...more

'Feathers & Flora' Masterclass

31/03/2019

This inspirational and detailed course proved a great experience. ...more

Working Deep

26/01/2019

A course at Warm Glass, Wrington developing ways of adding depth to my glass pieces. ...more

Making a Vessel

19/09/2018

In this section I will show you some of the processes involved in making a tall dropout vessel ...more

Lectures at Creative Glass Guild

19/03/2018

Creative Glass Guild, Bristol are holding some regular lectures by renowned glass artists ...more

Last week of the Vessel Exhibition

12/08/2017

One of my pieces of work has been exhibited at the Vessel Gallery, London ...more

Art Trek - North Devon Open Studios

21/07/2017

This year I will be participating in Art Trek with three other artists at 14 The Gallery, Torrington ...more

My latest course at Warm Glass

17/09/2016

A couple of weeks ago I enjoyed another inspiring course at Warm glass in Wrington ...more

Gallery celebrations

26/03/2016

The two galleries that I am involved with are both celebrating special anniversaries this year. ...more

Masterclass making Drop outs

26/09/2015

At the beginning of September I was fortunate to experience a 5 day Masterclass with internationally renowned glass artist Amanda Simmons ...more

Coral Dishes

09/06/2015

Below I will show in stages how I made a coral dish:- ...more

Happy New Year

11/01/2015

Looking forward to an exciting year with lots of new designs ...more

Featured Artist for this month

06/08/2014




For the month of August, my work will be exhibited fully at 14 The Gallery, Great Torrington ...more