I have used 3 different glass fusing methods to produce this piece, utilising glass stringers, stacked pieces and framing. The aventurine glass in this piece provides a lovely sparkling effect.
Ephemeral Pulse captures the fragile moment when beauty begins to loosen its grip on the season. Sculpted as a heart formed from clustered hydrangea blooms, the piece symbolizes fullness, gratitude, and emotional abundance. The three flowers suspended by fine wire drift gently away, evoking the quiet surrender at summer’s end — a reminder that love, […]
Abundance celebrates fullness and devotion. This large, weighty dome is covered in individually hand-crafted hydrangea blooms, each formed and attached by hand. Four layered glazes create subtle, lifelike variation. The solid structure speaks of strength, while the clustered flowers evoke generosity, unity, and shared beauty.
Awaroa Cottage was slab built using Buff clay. Each section was decorated when the clay was leather hard and then was fitted together using thin coils of clay and slip. It was fun thinking of what to add to the walls etc. I only under glazed a few things on the cottage then dipped it […]
Glass has some amazing properties that can be harnessed in work. This piece has been made in multiple steps and has been fused many times to give the glass movement. Using cool, cold colours to represent the ice and sea of Antarctica, it can be viewed from either side – the one side showing the […]
Glass has some amazing properties. It can be fused many times to give unique colours and depth. How the light hits the work – from behind or from the front – again changes what you see. This piece has been layered and multi-fused to create a calming, beautifully coloured work. It can be viewed from […]
The concept of Reproduction, Medium size ceramic Jug giving birth to four Baby Jugs. The photo shows the item in its raw condition and will be glazed before the exhibition.
This piece is called “A Witch’s Study” It is a collaboration of two of my interests/hobbies, which are miniature making and dark fantasy aesthetics.
Piercy Island, Cape Brett - 2026
An open caste fused glass interpretation of Piercy Island (Hole in the Rock) situated off Cape Brett at the southern entry to the Bay of Islands
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