My story so far

I became a  Glass Artist back in December 2015, I was in a job that was making me very unhappy and was given an opportunity by my wonderful partner Ruth to do something I really wanted to do. So I decided to become a self employed Glass artist and initially I was working from my loft and had a Hobby-fuser kiln in my garden shed. I realised that I only had very limited knowledge of the techniques of glass fusing and copper foiling. I set about attending as many classes and courses as I could and this enabled me to expand my knowledge and skills, as well as meeting some wonderful, talented and knowledgeable people. After completing a number of classes I continued to practice as well as experimenting. I decided I would like to start sharing my skills and looked into the possibility of teaching others. It was then that I realised that I would need a studio/workshop and managed to find a small 4 x 4 meter room in a beautiful location. I refitted the room out with new electrical supply, flooring lighting and equipment. I have Now expanded into a second room that is better suited as a teaching space. I have also bought a Glass blowing system and this is my indulgence as i don't have the skills or the location to teach this technique although I have given a select few people a chance to come along to my farm workshop and have a go at glass blowing. My teaching skills have improved over time and this is enabling me to teach students of different abilities from the age of 5 yrs old up to any age. I've also been privileged to be able to offer workshops to SEN students of various ages, home education groups as well as doing talks at schools and for organisations such as The WI.