My Story
My love affair with glass began when I was very young. I would watch my mum making stained glass and I was fascinated with the properties that the glass held. The colours were so rich and vibrant and I always loved the sound of glass being snapped. I studied what she was doing and over the years learned how to create my own pieces of glass work, learning her techniques and tips as I grew. I left home and moved to the big city where I had some great jobs and lots of adventure. My husband and I met, fell in love, married and we now find ourselves living in South Wales. I am lucky enough to now be in a position where I can revisit my love of glass and work with it every day.

My Process
Each and every piece starts with an idea. I ponder it for a while and think about how it might work when it is made. I will quite often draw a quick sketch on a napkin, receipt or any other bit of paper I can find. If I am happy with the idea I will transfer the sketch to a more substantial drawing with life-sized dimensions. From the drawing I will then select the colours of glass I want. I trace the shapes of the design onto the glass using a specially made light box which illuminates the glass from behind. With the shapes traced out I will use a diamond tipped glass scorer which creates a weak point in the glass. Some carefully applied pressure will cause the glass to break along the scored lines. If any excess occurs, I use my glass grinder to smooth the glass back to the correct lines of the design. The glass is then washed, dried and I apply a special copper tape to every side of each piece of glass. I assemble all of the taped pieces into the correct design and use a soldering iron to apply solder onto the tape. The piece is then washed again to remove any corrosives and dried. The final stage is to paint the solder with a chemical which turns it black and clean everything ready for purchase.