Artist Statement: In the past I was only able to express artistic ideas in the form of small pieces of graphic
art and web design, playing if you like. I was always frustrated at not having a proper outlet for the things I could see in my imagination. I
always found it impossible to bring my ideas into reality with paint or other mediums. After taking a general art course I discovered the
medium of Leaded Glass. I found that I actually enjoyed the process and was quite good at it, allowing me to express myself as never before.
In my experience people always seem to think of Leaded Glass simply in the form of Windows. I have never
really wanted to create windows, what I wanted was to express art ideas in glass to be displayed in a similar way to paintings, in a frame
and hung on a wall.
My second piece in this exhibition "Bottle and Glass"” was an attempt to produce a still life impressionist
piece from a simple pastel drawing I did at college. The idea was to demonstrate my ideas of Leaded Art Glass as an art form to hang on a
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