‘Knowsley Alphabet’ by Gordon Young, commissioned by KMBC Leisure & Cultural services for Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park, Huyton, Knowlsey. The glass is 6ft by 4ft and is half inch laminated. (it was heavy!) (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘handcrafted’
L is for Lear – The Nonsence Alphabet, Knowsley, Liverpool
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011V&A Museum – Reverse Glass
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
This piece of reverse glass gilding will be exhibited in the Victoria and Albert Musem London. The show will run from September 2011 to January 2012 in the V&A’s Porter gallery. The V&A and Crafts Council will retain ownership of the piece after the show. (more…)
Elaborate Victorian Style Mirror
Monday, June 6th, 2011
This is one of two mirrors recently completed. The mirrors were hand made using the traditional Embossing and brilliant cutting techniques from over 100 years ago. (more…)
Golds that Glisten
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
Hand made reverse glass advertising sign using over 100 year old techniques. This Glass sign was fisrt hand drawn and designed onto paper. I then took the design and built it on computer refining shapes back and fourth. (more…)
My Website Design
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
It’s always hard to design your own front website page. I had all sorts of ideas on what I visioned the final design to look like. (more…)
Letterheads Glass Signs
Thursday, October 7th, 2010
The glass signs in this section were projects for Letterhead gatherings that I have attended here in the UK. In 1995 I was lucky enough to be able to attend the Letterheads 20 Big Ones meet in Denver, Colorado USA, hosted by Mark and Rose Oatis. This gave me the chance to meet Noel Weber, a top glass artist and signmaker from Boise, Idaho. (more…)
Brilliant Cut Glass
Saturday, August 21st, 2010
This labour intensive work rewards all of the effort it takes to produce, with a finished result that glitters & reflects light like no other glass finish. (more…)
