| Steph Jones |
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I’ve always been interested in crafty things, be it making my own work or admiring someone else’s. I think the first time I actually thought “I’d like to give that a go” was in the early ‘noughties’, browsing around yet another craft gallery. I came across some simple fused glass hangings of clear glass and, that I later found out to be copper, trapped within. The shine and richness of colour was so appealing. To be honest I didn’t know what fused glass was for years! It was just ‘glass’ to me, as it seems to be to many people who assume all glasswork is ‘blown’ glass.
I’ve had many a blank look when I’ve said I’m a fused glass artist. I find the simplest explanation of fused glass is to say it’s like baking a cake – you layer together the ingredients and ‘bake’ them in a specialised oven. I think that helps the penny to drop! I don’t recommend eating the finished product though, even if it does “look like sweeties” as I’m quite often told of my work.
I do love the fact that fused glass is both pretty AND practical. You can use it just as a decorative element but also it has plenty of practical applications too. Personally, I can’t stop myself making coasters. You can never have enough coasters! They’re such a simple item but can really add something to even the plainest surface.
I’m always learning and get a real buzz out of discovering what the glass will do.
Glass likes to break in straight lines so I tend to let it! I suppose my style could be described with words like: bold, bright, colourful and contemporary, with heavy accents of stripes and squares. I’ll also always have a link to my branding of rainbows – everyone loves a rainbow!
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| 关于此艺术家 |
I’m inspired by all sorts of things, not just particular people or their work. I tend to keep my eyes open and perhaps see things other people might pass by – a pattern in a fabric, a shape on a building, the way two colours might lay next to each other in the pages of a magazine.
A huge part of my inspiration comes from nature and everyday environments. I'm a 'culture sponge' - love museums, galleries, craft fairs, architecture and travel. I always have my sketchbook to hand to scribble down ideas that come to me at the strangest times - I'll scribble down ideas and notes which I’ll reinterpret in my work, even if it just sparks off an idea. I try to keep my work as original as I can so I strive to create something I’ve never seen before.
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Satsuma Stripes
2006 Fused glass 9.5x9.5x0.6 |
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Funky, contemporary coasters that will brighten up any room or even just your mood!
These 4 coasters have electric orange outer edges with thin stripes of opaque and transparent colour in between. The transparent stripes in each coaster enable you to see through them - they look great stacked up! |
Rainbow Quartet
2006 Fused glass 9.5x9.5x0.6 |
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Vibrant and lively rainbow striped coasters that will bring bright colour to any room.
These 4 coasters are decorated with rainbow-coloured opaque and transparent stripes of glass. When stacked, the coasters create a vibrant tartan effect if arranged at 90 degrees on top of one another. You can also see from the image below, they cast stained-glass-like coloured shadows in the right light. |
Lime Trifle
2006 Fused glass, copper sheet 9.5x9.5x0.6 |
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Almost edible jams, jellies, chocolates and cream-coloured glass stripes make up this coaster pair. |
Strata Blue
2006 Fused glass, birch wood & glass frame 25x25x3 |
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Six nuggets of glass mounted in a square birch frame.
Each nugget is formed by layering up stacks of coloured glass which fuse together in the kiln. The pyramid is mounted onto the frame, with textured white paper set onto a navy card below. This random paper background works to offset the symmetry of the glass to create a very contemporary piece. |
Caramel Mocha Moods
2006 Fused glass 9.5x9.5x0.6 |
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These coasters are packed full of rich mocha coffee colours. A transparent caramel base is layered with opaque cream and chocolate brown, topped off with a sprinkling of cream and a grid of bubbles. |
Autumnal
2007 Fused glass, copper sheet, specialist paper 9.5x9.5x0.6 |
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Autumal paper and copper leaf shapes trapped within a casing of clear glass. |
Vortex
2007 Fused glass 9.5x9.5x0.6 |
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Bubblegum pink floats over trapped bubbles and an aqua base. |
Cherry Mint Spots
2006 Fused glass 9.5x9.5x0.6 |
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Cream and blood red glass square spots appear to float on a turquoise base. |
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| 教育程度与个人自传 |
| I'm a trained graphic designer and hold a BA(Hons) Graphic Design degree from the University of Salford's School of Art and Design. Along with all my crafty hobbies, I'm a snowblader and skier, love walking in the countryside, watching motorsport, outdoor concerts and having a nosey around country houses and gardens. |
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| 未来的展览 |
| Cotswold Craft Market (Cirencester, Gloucestershire): Traditional and contemporary handmade art and crafts (2nd & last Saturday of the month) |
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网站: www.handmadeheaven.biz |
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