Experiment and play is the best (and often the only) way into a new year for me. Leading with impulse and colour over words and ideas is my proper reset. To that end I’ve been making a thousand flowers… millefiori: the process of creating complex #glass cane where the pattern runs down the cross-section. Then superheated, stretched, cooled and cut into numerous chips. I should/will show it better in a video when the natural light on my workbench is more generous.

Cure for the January blues - a gem of an exhibition at The Wolsey Gallery @ipswichmuseums A thoughtful and cleverly curated surge of Colour, Shape and Pattern. @uwu_studio_ Lily Hammond’s sketchbooks & bold birds, and an extraordinary model of Millbank Penitentiary (swipe) were particular favourites and it’s on until 22nd Feb.

Medieval winter scape just around the corner on Tuesday, Framlingham castle and mere. All washed away now.

Happy New Year!

Appreciation for the best of 2025, for being able to create with and around so many inspiring people, organisations and places. Hoping everyone gets as much peace or party as they hope for this New Years Eve 🙏

Mildred Holland (let’s use her name) enacted a magnificent restoration of the ancient chancel roof of the church of St Mary the Virgin in nearby Huntingfield between 1859 and 1866. Mildred is referred to as The Lady on the Ladder, The Huntingfield Paintress and the Rector’s Wife and there is a suprising amount of speculation about her corsets and petticoats in the available information. Appreciation for Mildred’s management of her undergarments AND a paintbrush at the same ti

My last workshop of 2025 was today, light work above from the Friday session!

I’m about to teach my final two workshops of 2025, HOWEVER - they make a marvellous gift and are not contingent on final postage dates before Christmas… find out more via the contact page on my website, link in my profile. Find selections of my #glass this December at @designermakers21 at @craftco_southwold and @walsinghamgalleryandframing all destinations for unique and memorable arts and contemporary crafts.

Medicinal winter sunlight and out-of-season seaside: find my #glass in the Christmas Exhibition at @craftco_southwold Upstairs Gallery, overflowing with treasures and treats in #textiles #print #ceramics #wood and #mixedmedia A few minutes walk from the seafront and wide sweep of silver coastline. This lovely show runs until 16th December.

Thanks to everyone who found their way to my Open Studio 🙏 it intrigues me when an overlooked item is seized on with relish. Red and The Wolf are all that remains of a #glass foray into folk tales a LONG time ago, currently having a polish and being packaged up before handover. Perhaps it’s time to go back into the woods.

Winter Open Studio, heading out shortly for Day #2. Thanks to everyone who found me yesterday, do take a look at the site map (swipe) and the directions on my contact page before embarking. I’m happily situated in a quarter part of an ex-piggery - nestled amongst a variety of old farm barns and new buildings. The numbering on site is erratic and can confuse BUT hot drinks and a warm welcome await the explorer. Yew Tree Court is on the A1120 just outside Earl Soham (but before

This weekend #savethedate drop by to see latest #glass work, lovely archives, studio samples and demonstrations. Saturday and Sunday 6th & 7th, 11am - 4pm. Off the A1120 just outside Earl Soham (but before Saxstead Mill) Unit 2, Yew Tree Court, 21 Framlingham Road, Earl Soham, Suffolk IP13 7SG What Three Words: ///various.spell.mural

Light show before lighting #glass candlesticks for a special cake or celebration. Find a selection at Craftco in Southwold this December. I’m lining up latest work, lovely archives and studio samples for my Open Studio this weekend - as well as lighting up my torch for demonstrating. Saturday and Sunday 6th & 7th, 11am - 4pm. Off the A1120 just outside Earl Soham (but before Saxstead Mill) Unit 2, Yew Tree Court, 21 Framlingham Road, Earl Soham, Suffolk IP13 7SG What Three Wo

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Find a glowing selection of my #glass in this lovely @craftco_southwold Autumn Exhibition. Explore inspired works #print #ceramics #sculpture and #jewellery in the Upstairs Gallery, a happy five minute walk from the seafront rain or shine!

Glass fossils and drops for Southwold, delivered yesterday to to the Craftco winter show, opening today. Went for an elemental walk along the windswept seafront (and angry sea) and enjoyed it but not enough to linger and take photos :)