Using both cold-working and hot techniques, I produce three-dimensional sculptural pieces that are made up from layers of glass, fused together. I screen-print colour pigment from original photographic imagery directly onto layers, building each piece up before fusing and then the final grinding and polishing stages.
I studied HND Art & Design at the Glasgow College of Building & Printing before working as a set artist for “the Complex” theatre, Los Angeles. I then went on to study BSc “Special Effects” at Southbank University, London, which led to employment in the Art/Special Effects departments on major movie productions including the Oscar-winning “Last Samurai” and Steven Spielberg’s’ Oscar-nominated “Munich”. After several years working in the industry, I realised a lifelong ambition, setting up my own glass studio to research and work with the diverse materials and challenging techniques involved in the creation of multi-layered glass sculpture.
