Painting with powdered glass

I am a great walker, equally as happy strolling through an urban, rural, or coastal landscape.  Walking not only helps to keep me physically healthy but gives me space to think.  It keeps me connected to the changing seasons which have a dramatic effect on the light, shade, colours, shape, and patterns of the landscape. I live in East Anglia, the colours, textures and patterns of the landscape and coast influence my work.

Through my enamelled copper bowls, I have been trying to capture the colours and weathered textures of the seaside. Powdered glass is kiln fired at 840oC on to copper.  The process of enamelling is unpredictable, so trial and error play a large part in the process.  An endless variety of patterns and colours can be created depending on how the enamels react with each other and the copper.

Enamelling bowls is also interesting exercise in 'painting' two separate surfaces which are then seen at the same time.  The interior is enamelled first, followed by the exterior but firing the outside of the bowl will also affect the enamel already fired on its interior.​

The endless possibilities and the joy of serendipity keep me hooked!