This is the first year I’ve made fused glass Easter eggs, so maybe I was more focused on this much-anticipated spring event than usual. Or maybe it’s pure coincidence – but with only a week to go until the big day, my beloved henny penny began laying again, after her winter break. I never use…
I am very lucky to live and work at the top of what’s reputedly the highest point in County Monaghan – Mullyash Mountain, just outside Castleblayney. My studio looks down over the county’s famous drumlins for miles around. At this time of year, I am spoiled with regular breath-taking sunsets, as my studio faces west. …
I am often asked if I give glass classes, and my usual response is that fusing glass is a slow process, and perhaps not ideal for a short class. However, here’s a little fun anybody can try at home. Why not turn a favourite bottle into a unique drinking glass! I did this myself during…
I’m delighted to be one of 29 artsits taking part in a special exhibition in An Tain Arts Centre, Dundalk, which is now open and runs until 14 March. The exhibition was devised to honour one of Louth Craftmark’s members, the wonderful Patricia Murphy, who passed away in 2018. Patricia was a prodigious and inspiring…
I was commissioned to make a commemorative piece of glass to mark a special time in someone’s life. I made a big, visual map of life in glass, featuring all those special people we meet along life’s journey. Before I knew where I was, a new product was born: my Friendship Dangles. They feature layers…
No links to weddings at all, but very true for a new phase in my fused glass work! My beloved little kiln has been joined in my studio, by a big brother kiln, and that has opened up a whole new world of possibilities for me. As I was finding my way around the workings of…
Unbeknownst to most people, there’s a whole secret world full of busy, busy people at this time of year. All around the planet, toy makers, card makers, designers and craft workers are beavering away in a land of tinsel, holly, Santa, snowflakes and sparkles. For the last few weeks, I’ve joined the ranks and turned…
