PHOTO JOURNAL

Work in progress, behind the scenes, sources of inspiration and process pictures

A commission from earlier this year - a stained glass window for a bathroom featuring the family crest. The elephant was painted with grisaille paints on clear glass and then silver-stained over two firings to achieve the variations in the yellow col
Painted this pair of goldfinches recently for a window made by @knutsfordstainedglass. Love the muted colour palette of the quarries and the way the red of their crests is picked up by the red border. #stainedglass #victorianstainedglass
A little bit of snowdrop simplicity / Happy Friday 🤍🌿 #stainedglass #victorianstainedglass
Sunflowers for a sunny day 🌻 #stainedglass #victorianstainedglass
I painted this one a while ago but it’s taken a few weeks to clear the backlog of other jobs to get onto leading it up. Pics of the finished window to follow... #stainedglass #victorianstainedglass
🐈🌸🌿 I don’t think I’ve posted the full version of this sweet stained glass commission for a house in London from earlier this year, so here it is. Lots of exciting projects ongoing and upcoming, but not much that I can share yet.... p
A few sections completed on this big Victorian door project... 🌼🌱 These are the borders that will surround an ornate rectangular central panel. The design is a replica of the existing original stained glass that is in many of the internal doors t
Still working on lots of things I can’t show yet, but here’s a sweet little Victorian bird repro I did recently, and some behind the scenes pics. Have a good week all! #stainedglass #victorianstainedglass #stainedglasspainter
Sudden flurry of roundels to paint over the last couple of weeks. Always a pleasure to study the originals, which are usually around 150 years old. Strange to think that some of mine might still be there in 2170. #stainedglass #stainedglasspainting
Happy Spring Equinox! After today we will have more daylight that night in the Northern hemisphere, and it marks the beginning of Spring. And boy do we need some Spring energy right now. On this day last year I was sending my kids in for their last d
Designing some botanical painted centres for this pretty Victorian fanlight commission. Always a nice excuse to get the vintage reference books out 🌿📚 #stainedglass
Feeling almost spring-like outside this morning. Hope you get some sunshine over the weekend wherever you are in your corner of the world. #stainedglass
Thanks @timesproperty for featuring my work in today’s #makermonday selection, where I talk about my process, inspiration sources and how my workload has been affected by the pandemic. #stainedglass #stainedglassartist #artistsofinstagram #art
I’m usually not keen on doing pet portraits, but couldn’t resist this commission for a marmalade moggy surrounded by wild roses and violets. And I found the perfect handmade glass for his stripes. Minimal painting on this one to let the
Painting some pinks and greens the past few days... 🌺🌿🌸 #stainedglass
Continuing with some more details from last year’s commissions, here’s a tangle of peonies, a couple of secret ants and a few small blue flowers, although not sure if they’re speedwell or forget-me-nots. They’re both favourite
Variegated ivy from the most recent bouquet commission. I’d be lying if I said this wasn’t a little experimental. But the end result was worth all the tinkering around. Ultra pale amber handmade glass, black trace paint and shading, sev
Working on samples for a project I can’t share yet, so in the meantime here’s another detail shot of one of my favourite projects from 2020. I lost count how many firings the peacock butterfly had in the kiln, but I’m guessing abo
Not everything about 2020 was awful... I did get to make some pretty windows, work with some great people, travel the length of the country (in March, pre-lockdown), learn some new skills and juggle homeschooling, pandemic-parenting and re-launching
A sample section of a bigger window that has been on the back burner for most of this year. Now the design has gone in a totally different direction, but I’m very excited to start working on samples for it over the next few days. #stainedglass