MercedesOakleyGlass-By.The.River
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Fused glass artist making colourful decorative glassware.
I create striking, bright and bold patterned fused glassware often with unusual contrasting colour combinations for you and your home.
Biography/Details

I'm a glass artist, designing and making colourful hand-made decorative fused glassware.

Creative with colour and passionate about pattern, I enjoy creating bright and bold patterned fused glass pieces often with unusual contrasting colour combinations. I find inspiration from the world around me:  in nature as well as from art, cinema, fashion and architecture.

Glass is an alluring material and has always captivated me but it wasn’t until 2010 after completing a foundation course at Camberwell College of Arts in London that I started taking adult education courses in glass, first in stained glass and then moving on to fused (kilnformed or "warm") glass. I regularly attend courses and masterclasses to develop my knowledge and learn new techniques to apply in my work.

I am a member of the Contemporary Glass Society.

I enjoy working in "warm" glass where it’s possible to create a wide variety of different work and am fascinated with how light becomes a design feature in the finished pieces – the results can be beautiful and uplifting. They make me smile and I hope they will do the same for you.

Based in both Suffolk and London, I'm inspired by the colours and beauty of the Suffolk landscape which influences my work – the sea at Aldeburgh, the beautiful countryside around Snape, and the woods and commons around Blaxhall, where I live – as well as the sense of history and tradition.

Come and visit me and see my work in my lovely garden studio.

Studio Address
Holly Cottage, Mill Common, Blaxhall, Nr Woodbridge, Suffolk
Postcode
IP12 2ED
Studio Directions
5 minutes drive from Snape Maltings: on B1069 towards Tunstall, take first right to Blaxhall. 1mile to crossroads. Turn right onto unmade track.
Wheelchair Access?
No
Visit by Appointment at Other Times?
Yes
Social Media Sharing
Yes
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