Glass Artist & Illustrator
Eclectic, original, and occasionally humorous, my art work is inspired by history, mythology and folklore.
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,…
I spent some happy hours in Newcastle City Library looking at heraldic designs for the medieval craft fair in Leeds. My sketches (eventually) got translated into designs in stained glass….
16th-28th July Bamburgh House Fringe @ Great North Exhibition We’ll be exhibiting our Three Hares Dancing Around the Moon in stained glass, along with work and performances by other artist…
