Stained Glass art
My initial interest started with stained glass and I always admired the stained glass panels found in many European Churches and Palaces that I have seen in my travels around European Capitals. When I moved to Edinburgh to work as a lecturer in Edinburgh Art College I was again inspired by the many wonderful examples I found in houses of all types in and around the city where I lived. After taking some courses in basic techniques at Edinburgh Stained Glass House I developed various styles using both 'leaded' and copper foiling treatments.
I like to incorporate found objects, pressed flowers and vegetables, shells, precious metals and fused glass into some of the panels and also have developed my painting techniques using traditional stained glass artists paints and stains which are fired onto the surface of the glass making them permanent.
All pieces are handmade, unique and are never repeated and are all individually signed and dated.