For years I was scared of having anything to do with glass. Too difficult. Too dangerous. Too inflexible. But the beauty of light through coloured glass intrigued and fascinated me. Surely there was some way to create with it… 
I worked up the courage to try basic glass cutting and copper foil edges at Richard Langford’s atelier. I then started to create my first piece but 2 dimensions didn’t attract me so I started to bend the shapes. As usual, my original thoughts and intentions were slowly transformed and mixed with other ideas… and out of nowhere something was created. This is that piece from 3 years ago. I still like it. It’s around 1m long and one day I just might create a much larger version. 
I love glass and I wish I could do more with such a wonderful medium :o)
My second attempt at glass is here Light and Glass II
Finding Something from Nothing 
beautiful
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gorgeous creations! great photos as well
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Thanks so much! I create for myself but it’s really nice when someone else also likes the results. Now, if I could just paint like you…
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Thank you!
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what a gorgeous thing you’ve made!! 🙂 i hope you keep working with glass!
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thank you for your very kind compliment 🙂 and I in turn so admire what You Do !
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That is truly beautiful, the shape is amazing, well done!
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The reaction to this piece has been so nice (and surprising!)
I thought my creations would only be appreciated my myself so it’s been interesting to see what other people make of them. Maybe my next piece will be with glass… although I have an idea for stone, and for metal, and for clay, and for wood… so many ideas and so little time haha!
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Whatever it is you will create, just keep in mind to simpy enjoy doing it! And yes, this piece is simply beautiful…when we create things we almost always do it for our soul, however, sharing our creations makes one look at other aspects, as well, and makes one see how others look at them which is fairly enjoyable..!
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Yes, I create for my soul (and maybe every other artist does this). I have only blogged for a few weeks and I started to think about whether it was a good idea to blog – maybe I would start to be influenced by what other people thought? And maybe I would start to create things to please other people and not myself? Strange thoughts. It’s too early to tell whether this will happen… so, for the moment, I will create for myself and share with everyone else 🙂
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What a fascinating piece. The second image makes me thirsty, and the third makes me want to jump into the water and swim! Perhaps you had other thoughts, but just to say how inspiring it is to observe and reflect upon.
I also read through the previous comments, and just want to say I’m glad you started sharing your works. You seem to be a multifaceted talent, and I look forward to seeing more of your works, in whatever medium. You do it for yourself, but so many others can enjoy it if/when you share it.
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Thank you for your kind comments 🙂 It’s interesting you thought of water – the piece had a feel of a waterfall as I was making it, even before the watery colours were chosen.
Multifaceted? That is too much flattery – I was never taught any of these things and I look at other peoples creations and they are so fantastically imaginative and so skilfully executed they are both inspiring and disillusioning (how will I ever be that good!). I like to try different things because I’m still searching for the medium that I really want to work with. Glass is one of my favourites so far but why limit yourself to one art form when you never know what you will really feel at home with 🙂
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