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I have been working hard at my lampworking torch and have produced some charming, even cute, animals. The first ones I produced were snowmen and then teddy bears but…… now I have penguins and bees. In the pipeline are rhinos, cats, pigs, owls and probably more but there are only so many hours in aContinue reading “Menagerie”

When I started lampworking my ambition was to make glass animals and light pulls. Well, it wasn’t quite as simple as that. First of all you make beads because that’s the learning process. After about 500 beads you are starting to get the style and expertise you need to launch into the world of lampworking.Continue reading “Teddy Bear’s Picnic”

Please get in touch if you’d like any further information about my glass pieces, craft fairs I am attending so we can talk face to face or if you’d like to book a workshop with me. Email address: cosycreativecrafts@hotmail.com

I had an amazing weekend at Leamington Spa’s Art in the Park. 25,000 people came through the gates on Saturday alone and Jephson Park was vibrant with activity. The environment was such that it was easy access for everyone though there was the inevitable queue for the ladies! I had so many visitors on SaturdayContinue reading “Summer Fairs”

Hah, and I thought I was OK with Geography! In my last post I said that I was going to Fillongley Agricultural Show in August. That’s true, but Fillongley is near Coventry, in Warwickshire, not Northamptonshire. Their website is:  http://www.fillongleyshow.org.uk/.  

Readers in the UK will be aware that it’s been a glorious summer so far. The temperature in my lovely studio has been 27-30C fairly regularly. Then add a lampwork torch which heats the studio up really nicely and you have a rather warm environment. Now, you could say, why use the torch? Well, I’mContinue reading “Summer torch work”

I will the first one to admit that I can’t paint or draw. I love playing with paints – strictly on a painting-by-numbers level, or on a large scale when it involves walls at home. But I had bought some enamels which can be used to paint on glass and I felt obliged to useContinue reading “Painting on Glass”

I was delighted that one of my visitors to Art Weeks decided to make a glass piece using the copper foil method (Tiffany style). She took to glass cutting really well and learned the different techniques required through the day. First Ann had to design her piece and draw it out full size. She thenContinue reading “Copper foil workshop”

2018 Art Weeks is over for me, but it is still going on in other parts of Oxfordshire. I really enjoyed myself meeting the folk who came to see my glass, the lampwork demonstrations and for those who have either found a new home for some of my glass or who are going to makeContinue reading “Life after Art Weeks”

Roll up, roll up, come and see my beautiful glass and an amazing lampwork demonstration. I can make a glass bead in front of your very eyes, and, after a little cooling, you can take it away with you. You can choose your bead colour and have a choice of spots or swirls! I amContinue reading “Art Weeks, weekend 2”