Journal

Last October, a 7Wonder film crew spent a day with us, filming for Kate Humbles second series of Back to the Land. This series champions the UK's most inspirational rural entrepreneurs and this episode looked at folks working in North Yorkshire. The weather was kind, the sun shone and there was an autumnal nip in the air. Our little part in the broadcast is in the second episode on 9th May 7pm BBC2. for more details have a look at the BBC website

We are delighted to announce we will be showing three of our 'Landscape Bowls' as part of a group exhibition which open this Friday at London Glass Blowing, Bermondsey, London SE1 1UD. For More information on the show, have a look at the London Glass Blowing Website

Our first design of 2018 is now available to order here Our first design of 2018 is an intense golden yellow with a transparent bright green lip wrap, a small celebration of spring’s colours. Not only do we find the catkins beautiful when covering a tree with colour long before the leaves uncurl, the Alder trees also have a special significance for glassmakers. When we make glass, we use Alder wood for our blocks to shape and cool the molten glass as this wood is especially good at absorbing water. Alder does not rot when wet and for that reason most of Venice is built on Alder piles. You maybe unaware, that when visiting Rosedale you will travel along Alder Carr Lane. A ‘Carr’ is the old name for an Alder Woods, which were thought to have mysterious, magical atmospheres. Rosedale has an abundance of Alder trees on the banks of our two rivers. The Alder Catkins fill the trees with colour and springs promise long before any leaves uncurl. (The pollen has long been used as a dye for clothes, even for the fairy folk) For all of us this year spring is much later…. the Alder Catkins are particularly late to reveal their splendour and as I type Rosedale’s Alder trees are only just coming into bloom. We hope the design of this new bowl brings a little early spring into your home. Our new limited edition of 100 bowls is the first of 2018. Hand blown, hand engraved glass, signed dated and numbered

My first empty egg find of the year. Just a beauty. We spent an hour in the apple orchard today, enjoying the warm spring sunshine and clearing the dead wood form the harsh and long overdue pruning of our apple trees. It does finally feel like spring is here.

Spring in Rosedale feels especially late this year given we are 400ft above sea level. I went for a walk in Northdale this morning and found the Alder Tree just starting to bloom.

Thank you to everyone who came over to Rosedale for our Private View of Spring Rituals.

Decorated eggs have long been a potent cross-cultural symbol of new beginnings and springs return. This new collection of pieces are principally inspired by the eggs of the now extinct Elephant Bird. These works explore the patterns made by the reassembly of these fossilised giant eggs. The fragmented patterns are universal in their structure, like cracked dry earth and the breaking ice sheets.

The form of the egg and these patterns remind us of the eggs function as a protector of new life and its inherent fragility.

You can see the online exhibition catalogue here and read the full statement about the work. If you have any enquiries, please do not hesitate.

New pieces in cameo-engraved glass. Decorated eggs have long been made for spring rituals as a potent cross-cultural symbol of new beginnings. EXHIBITION- RUNS March 26-22 April 2018 Rosedale Abbey YO18 8SA

We are now open to visitors our usual hours Mon-Sat 10-4pm Sun 2-4pm A thaw is setting in, all roads are now open and clear, except of course, the infamous Chimney Bank.