Journal

Looking Autumnal today

Transparency and light.... just love glass. Dag Rose Limted Edition Bowl snapped in the studio.

Todays work in the hot shop. Testing colours for our forthcoming exhibition at the Bowes Museum 2018.

The ‘Dag’ Rose Our third design of 2017 is a soft pink bowl with a warm orange lip wrap. It’s been a good year for all roses. Rosa Canina heralds the arrival of high summer with a generous show of beautiful, delicate pink flowers with sunshine orange stamens. This wildflower is the origin of the stylised rose of medieval heraldry and in folklore is said to symbolise both pleasure and pain. It’s those thorns: the ‘daggers’ from which the ‘dag’ rose took its name, and over time has become more commonly known as the ‘dog’ rose. When we’re out walking in Rosedale I particularly miss this flower and the obvious passing of summer as we move through the year. The flowers are now setting as rose hips. We hope this bowl is a gentle reminder of the warmth, light and bounty of summer.

The exhibition runs until 9th September, it's well worth visiting Stourbridge to enjoy this selection of art works made in glass.

Stourbridge - August 25th - 28th all you need to know is here if you enjoy glass, want to take in exhibitions and demonstrations. Link here for the programme of glassmaking demonstrations. Visiting hot glass sculptor Martin Janecky maybe one to watch.

This years Rosedale Show, (our village's agricultural show) has a class in the Crafts tent..... Make a Papier Mache bowl in the style of Gillies Jones. We will be choosing the winner this year and awarding a glass bowl.