I live where Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion meet – counties filled with Welsh legend and staggering scenery.

From the Cardigan coast to the Preseli hills, from the Black Mountain to Skomer island, I am constantly surrounded by some of the most beautiful places in the world, which fill me with inspiration and creative energy.

Kite country Dolphin seas Castle hills Spreading valleys. The cawing of crows, the circling of buzzards; The wind screams past your ears To caress your face, While the hills sing.

I have always loved glass and my journey with it is constantly evolving. My current range of jewellery, dishes and hangings grew out of experimentation with the abilities of my kiln. Suffice to say I am now a woman obsessed!

In glass I have found a medium that I love. It is its vibrancy that appeals to me, the colours you can add to it to make it sing, the way it plays with light, the way no two pieces are ever the same after a firing.

Have you ever looked beneath the surface of a pond and seen into the depths of what seemed to be a flat surface? By layering up several pieces of glass, along with metal foils and powders,
I aim to achieve a similar sense of depth in my work.

The sparkles in my work are produced by dichroic glass. This is a wonderful material which changes colour depending on the angle of the light striking it. It is created in an industrial vacuum by coating one side of the glass with a film of various metallic oxides.

The glass is cut to the required size, arranged on a kiln shelf and then fired up to a temperature of approximately 800 degrees. Further firings at slightly lower temperatures are then necessary to slump a piece into a bowl mould, to add enamelled detail or to fire-polish for a glossy finish.

It is an almost alchemical reaction taking place as the glass changes from a solid state to liquid and then back to solid again. I love the thrill of excitement as the kiln door is opened for the first time after a firing and I can peek in at the cooling glass and see how it has been transformed.

This online gallery gives an overall view of my current work, but it is continually changing and I do not produce “runs” of individual pendants. Each piece is unique. Commissions welcomed.

     My gallery at home is open from Easter to October, Tuesday to Thursday, 10am to 4pm.

                 Visitors are welcome at other times, just ring to make sure I'm there!

Please email me to check availability or discuss the creation of a new piece.