Where did these #glass talisman earrings come from? I’m not really sure, galloping up from my subconscious while in the process of exploring talismans/amulets connecting fortune and fertility. As with the following pieces, my #talisman rings (similarly serious, silly and suprising) have also been very popular. It’s our last week of Being Woman at @mandellsgallery in Norwich, it’s a wonderful gathering of artists so do visit.

Estuary #glass blown and worked with fine silver in the flame. It’s Place Weekend at Snape Maltings with the Suffolk Craft Society in Gallery 21 and The Dovecote along with an exciting programme of events from @brittenpearsarts #makeaplan

Award-winning artist/photographer Gillian Allard’s image of my Talisman necklace.

An experiment made and a gift received on the same day… feeling ‘seen’, the house has emptied again - belated Happy Easter!

As the River Alde ebbs and flows through the reeds, layers of subtle colour and texture are revealed then concealed by the tide. Riverbank totem of flame-sculpted, blown and stacked glass elements, in Gallery 21 (& The Dovecote) with the Suffolk Craft Society in partnership with Britten Pears Arts at Snape Maltings.

Memory & Desire #glass earrings. ‘April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain.’ With the utmost respect for The Wasteland, I reckon February or March are stronger contenders for cruelest month? Find a selection of my glass at the splendid Being Woman exhibition at Mandell's Gallery until April 18th 2026

Opening today! Selected Suffolk Craft Society Makers at Gallery 21 and The Dovecote in partnership with @brittenpearsarts in a striking showcase that reflects their upcoming focus on ‘Place’.

Talisman #glass ring; a heart for love, an eye for protection, coral for vitality and three wishes for good fortune. Find a selection of my amulets, talismans and charms at Being Woman, Mandell’s Gallery in Norwich until 18th April. A varied, diverse and exciting gathering of artist working across across a wide range of media including film, performance, sculpture, paint, print, ceramics and mixed-media #makeaplan

Take the weather with you… find a selection of my #glass amongst many treasures at the unique destination that is @craftco_southwold

Herb Garden #glass necklace: over 100 sculpted elements, including five stoppered vessels, a snake in the garden and a tiny skull memento mori. Potions, poisons, prophylactics and cures. Find my glass at @beingwoman2026 with @mandellsgallery in Norwich until April 18th.

‘Gain a child, lose a tooth’, my mother, trained as a teacher, had seven children (eldest daughter, second child here) and was a widow too early. She cut our hair, made our clothes and exquisite toys, decorated our houses, baked every day for years when money was tight and had an open door policy to other children and folks. She taught us to read before school, dug out the books when we wanted to learn something new and distributed solid (and not always welcome) advice. I’m o

Herb Garden: potions, poisons and cures. Find my #glass with @beingwoman2026 at Mandell’s Gallery in Norwich.

Eyes in the back of your head? A pair of #glass and bamboo hair-sticks, taken off my hands and immediately worn yesterday. An International Women’s Day spent with friends and fellow artists at the opening of Being Woman (attended by around 300 folk) where you will find similar #glass of mine. This impressive and diverse exhibition runs through to the 18th April - and I’m going back for another look without the crowds!

Marking cycles of nurturing, growth, death and regeneration. Find my Herb Garden #glass at @beingwoman2026 a powerful, intergenerational and cross-disciplinary exhibition of works from selected artists. Join us for the opening on International Women’s Day, this Sunday, at @mandellsgallery in Norwich.

I’m dipping into the discovery of a buried treasure trove (circa 1640) by workmen in 1912 on Cheapside in London. The hoard was taken to a dealer named Stony Jack and mostly acquired by The London Museum. Much of the collection would likely otherwise have been repurposed, lost, broken or melted down. Taken en masse, the collection yields significant proof of the skills, materials, trade routes, fashions and preoccupations of the era. Wonderful photos/illustrations, an eBay f

Talisman necklace with handmade #glass murrini, WIP for @beingwoman2026 this March.

Introducing Being Woman artist Clare Gaylard @claregaylardglass I sculpt with molten glass in an intense flame to create wearable art. I’m fascinated by the duality of glass as a fragile yet enduring medium. My work inhabits a place between adornment and sculpture, evoking processes of memory, touch, and transformation. As a storyteller, I’m drawn to artefacts, nature and narratives, the expression of drama through wearable ornament. In Being Woman I explore the risk and bur

There are ladybirds all over the herbs today, #glass herb garden WIP for @beingwoman2026 opening this March at @mandellsgallery in Norwich #savethedate