About
I work from my home studio close to the
windswept West Yorkshire moors at the edge of
the Peak District national park, an area well
known for it's walking trails and wild beauty.
This inspiring backdrop is frequented by
pheasants out strolling in their vivid jackets,
beady-eyed sparrowhawks and owls swooping in
search of dinner.
I create both contemporary fused glass and stained glass panels. I love painting on antique or jewel coloured glass, often going completely off plan and losing myself in the design. It's a bit like opening a wardrobe door and disappearing into Narnia!
I use traditional stained glass paints and enamels and silver stains to enhance individual pieces. Layers of painting are kiln fired, often multiple times as the design progresses. Leading the glass is a lengthy process with many stages, some messy, but the results are well worth the effort.
More recently I've begun painting on paper and canvas with watercolours, oils and acrylics. Experimenting with colour and unpredictable outcomes is the dream!
Paintings will be available soon in my shop or on Etsy.
I'm open to collaborations with other artists and happy to discuss customer commissions.
Qualifications
A designer-maker with broad design background including contemporary wall clocks, jewellery, wedding stationery, hand-painted & kiln fired china crockery, I bought my first glass kiln in 2019.
Initially self taught, I have undertaken specialist courses with several prominent glass artists including:-
Catherine Dunstan
Individual mentorship
Stained Glass for Fusers - 3 month interactive online course
Tim Carey (in collaboration with Ted Sawyer, Bullseye Glass USA)
A Painterly Portrait - project & knowledge-based interactive fused glass online course
David Williams & Stephen Byrne
The Glass Painter's Method - in depth online course teaching how to paint and silver stain glass in the traditional manner
Flora Jamieson (The Round Window)
Explore The Leaded Technique - stained glass panel project delivered via online learning platform Domestika
Ellen Van Dijk (Glasatelierellen)
Portrait Painting on Glass - online course teaching photorealistic painting techniques using traditional stained glass paints
James Cockerill (HALT Glass)
Two day on-site Screen Printing on Glass course
Derek Hunt
Stained Glass Making 101 - in depth online course
Glass Painting 101 - in depth online course
Exhibitions
Biggar Little Festival
In recent years whilst living in Scotland, I have exhibited with groups of artists as a collective to take part in the Biggar Little Festival and Biggar Art Trail. This popular event in South Lanarkshire attracts visitors from Edinburgh to Glasgow and beyond
Holmfirth Art Week
More locally, I exhibit each year at Holmfirth Art Week, one of the UK's largest open art exhibitions
Form & Function
I am taking part in this International Online Glass Exhibition by the Contemporary Glass Society.
January 19th - March 16th 2026
The Gallery - Slaithwaite
A wide selection of my cards, giclée prints and painted glass is stocked in this curated gallery.