Workshop Exploring Glass Techniques

Participants will investigate and experiment with 2D materials and also design and make individual glass pieces using glass frits, powders and paint. The theme will be botanical imagery. The pieces will be displayed together to create a permanent installation at the centre.

Verity Pulford
www.veritypulford.com

Verity is a glass artist living and working in rural North Wales.

Verity uses a variety of processes to create work-combining kilnforming, architectural and casting techniques in unique ways to create vessels, sculpture, installation, architectural and public art.

Her work is inspired by organic structures- in particular the small details- the shapes and textures of algae, fungi, lichen, moss and ferns. She is also fascinated by the cataloguing of nature- natural history artifacts, early cyanotypes, x-rays, microscopic images of the human body and botanical drawings.

The qualities of glass inspire Verity constantly, the fragility and strength, the transparency, opacity, ability to create layers, depth, pattern, texture- and all of this combined with the ability to transmit, reflect and channel light.