Hallowe’en is my favourite holiday. These two assemblage pieces were fun to make. They also got a laugh from visitors at Arthouses in August. The skull candy dishes (from TK…
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My aim is to create art that uplifts and inspires hopeful optimism. My processes incorporate illustration, crochet but especially the translucent and vivid medium of stained, fused and blown glass. Catalysts for my work are history, mythology and folklore.
My latest batch of seasonal pieces, abstract wreaths, are ready for upcoming craft fairs. These are fairly small ornaments (approx 8″ / 20cm). Some of the glass is fused in…
23, 24, 25th November. Brancepeth, Co. Durham DH7 8DF Elfgift Stained Glass is pleased to return to historic Brancepeth Castle near Durham for their 2018 Christmas Craft fair. It’s a…
1-2 December 2018, 10 am – 5 pm, Saturday & Sunday Stroll down the River Wear and join Elfgift Stained Glass and many other talented crafter-designers for our unique, handmade…
Our next mini-workshops (with a seasonal flavour) are booking now. Evening – Tuesday, 13th November at Whitley Bay Big Local from 6.30 to 9.30 pm. Buy ticket Daytime – Wednesday,…
A friend asked me to look at repairing her charming antique, art-nouveau mirror. It’s not large, about 30 cm plus the frame. I disassembled it and used UVA (sunlight-activated) clear…
This sea monster was a commission for the opening of a new restaurant, The Kraken, in Whitley Bay. It is made from turquoise Spectrum water glass, Bristol blue, hammered cathedral…
ArtHouses — part of the Whitley Bay Film Festival — is this weekend, Saturday and Sunday 6 -10pm, look forward to seeing you here! Both evenings there will be performances…
One of my goals in making stained glass is to create art with positive messages. I’ve always loved calligraphy and lettering but it isn’t always the easiest thing to reproduce…
One of my goals in making stained glass is to create art with positive messages. I’ve always loved calligraphy and lettering but it isn’t always the easiest thing to reproduce…
Looking for a grown-up day out? Fancy learning a new skill? There are still places available on our Wednesday stained glass workshops in Whitley Bay (15 August) and Newcastle (22…
Quilt patterns like Aunt Eliza’s Star work well as stained glass. You do need to be quite accurate in your cutting, otherwise it looks a mess. (That’s true of quilts,…
Latest Creations
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Amor Fati – Love Your Fate Handmade Stained Glass Panel
£49.00 -
Jack of Hearts Stained Glass Panel
£90.00 -
Queen of Clubs Stained Glass Panel
£90.00 -
Golden Sunrise Stained Glass panel
£89.00 -
Gryphon Stained Glass Panel
£89.00 -
Bastet-Sekhmet Egyptian Goddess Stained Glass Panel
£280.00 -
Three Hares Dancing Around the Moon Medieval Stained Glass Panel
£230.00
