Journal

We are delighted to have had one of our Landscape Bowls selected to show at the 10th British Glass Biennale.

The piece is a Swedish Overlay in gold and Heliotrope, wheel cut, sandblasted and engraved with a collection of marks gathered from observations of the Rosedale landscape. For millenia, people have shaped this dale, working the landscape to survive and thrive, leaving behind marks of their toil.

One hundred and twenty-one artists were selected out of 326 applicants to present the most interesting, diverse and outstanding glass art made in the UK in the last two years.

The exhibition is open Tuesday to Saturday from 26 August to 28 September at the Glasshouse, Stourbridge; the heart of the historic glass industry in the UK.

The show is an eclectic mix of techniques and works and well worth a visit, with more works on view than ever before.

The next event, in 2026, moves lock stock and barrel to the World of Glass St Helens. We look forward to the next incarnation of the event now in the hands of the American Glass Art Society.

The Americans have a vast experience in staging events for glass, we visited the annual GAS conference in Berlin this year and loved every minute of it, so we look forward to seeing how the Biennale and the IFG develops in 2026.

Had a trip to the big city to drop some new pieces off at Vessel Gallery.

Necessary and brief parking by Mr Gillies.... very Ad Fab.

We are very pleased to announce one of our new pieces has been selected for the British Glass Biennale 2024.

"One hundred and twenty-one artists were selected out of 326 applicants to present the most interesting, diverse and outstanding glass art made in the UK in the last two years.

The work forms a cutting-edge showcase of contemporary British based glass talent. 

Prize winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on 22 August at the Glasshouse, Stourbridge. Winners of the prizes chosen through public votes will be announced at the closing ceremony on 28 September.

The selected artists have been brave and innovative, using a wide range of styles and techniques both traditional and experimental."

Image -  detail of the selected piece.

Kate has an exhibition of new work 'Oculus' at Vessel Gallery London from May 1st until June 12th. 

We have been making a series of new spun roundels and large bowls, developing and abstracting themes around the landscape and introducing new works that reference the sky and beyond.

Images and more details to follow of the pieces in monochrome and colourful overlay glass.

"It's been wonderful, creative winter, working with new materials and ideas, exploring established patterns and making fluid linear marks on the surfaces of some beautiful glass Stephen has made for me".

We are looking forward to sharing images of the exhibition in due course. If you are in or near London I hope you can visit. 

The exhibition will be on during London Craft Week May 13 - 19 so that's two reasons to head to town.

Pleased to be showing 3 new bowls within this group exhibition. Saturday 18 January - Sunday 1 March 2020 - Fen Ditton Gallery "This exhibition is the second in a series of exhibitions exploring colour that Amanda Game is curating for Fen Ditton Gallery. Each show brings together works by artists, from different disciplines, to explore how colour as both subject and medium remains a fundamental part of many artistic processes." More details here.

Our friends over in Manchester have created a pop up department store celebrating story led brands. We are pleased to say some of our studio production bowls have been curated into this event. If you are over in Manchester, we reckon this will be worth a visit, and each Thursday night there are a series of events to enjoy. full details here

Delighted to say we have been selected to show a piece at the British Glass Biennale. The show is at the Glasshouse Art Centre, The Ruskin Glass Centre, Wollaston Road, Amblecote, Stourbridge DY8 4HF and opens on 23rd August until 28th September 10am - 4pm

We will be popping up in Sheffield as part of this new event, run by the team at Great North Events with our studio production and limited edition bowls, with a mini version of our Rosedale studio. Look forward to seeing you. July 27-29 at the Millennium Gallery, Sheffield for tickets please follow this link