Popy Panel - In Memoriam
Biog
I worked as a Graphic Designer until a move to the USA prompted me to pursue a new creative direction, studying Stained Glass in Connecticut and then on my return to London, studying and working with kiln formed and blown Glass.
As a graphic designer I learnt to solve different problems in a variety of ways and I have come to realise that this has formed the basis of my approach to working in glass. For me glass is the perfect medium, giving me creative and technical freedom and enabling me to produce something tactile, tangible and enduring, which I hope will give as much pleasure to the viewer, as it has to its maker.
Through my blown work I like to investigate the interplay between the different techniques of kiln formed and hot glass and so these pieces are made by incorporating pre-fused components either directly into blown glass or as elements in composite works.
As well as making my own work I also work as a curator in a glass gallery in London. Curating allows me to explore the wealth of fantastic work being created by British artists. It is such a pleasure for me to be able to meet and interact with so many talented artists, and have the opportunity of displaying their work in the best possible light. My design background is certainly very useful for this role.
60 second interview
Q: What is your favourite colour?A: RedQ: Who first inspired you to start making/ creating and what words of advice did they give you?A: Not any one person in particular, but I have had a lot of encouragement and support from all my tutors at Kensington and Chelsea College. My teachers at London Glassblowing were exceptional, and were immensely supportive in the development of my early ideas. Q: Where and when do you most like to work?A: In my studio which is near my home in West London. I love sharing a space with other glass artists, and we all find it extremely useful having other people around to bounce our ideas off of, it has both a creative and collaborative atmosphere. Q: Which season of the year most inspires you?A: SpringQ: What can't you work without?A: My sketch books which are full of my ideas and hold detailed records about the making of each of my pieces. Q: Whose work do you most admire?A: David Hockney, because he has constantly and successfully reinvented his art throughout his life. Q: What is your favourite piece of fiction and why?A: The World According to Garp by John Irving because held me so tightly in its grasp that I can still remember how I felt while reading it many years later.Q: What do you do to relax?A: I love listening to audiobooks which I started doing whilst walking my dog and I continue to do so even now he's gone. But I'm hoping to get a puppy later this year so can get back to listening while walking again.Q: Describe your artistic style in 3 words. A: Innovative, eclectic, colourful
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