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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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