Curriculum Vitae
I trained in Fine Art at Goldsmiths' College, graduating in 1969. In 1977, I took up glass engraving, which has engaged me since that time. In 1998 I received the Diploma in Advanced Stained Glass at Central St Martin's College of Art & Design.
I am also a botanical painter, being elected a member of the Society of Botanical Artists in 1983.
My interest in engraving lettering onto glass led me to Roehampton Institute where I graduated with a Diploma in Calligraphy & Bookbinding in 1995.
I have exhibited my glass and panels in a wide variety of contexts. I am interested in integrating etching, painting and drawing into my work with glass, by working simultaneously on all artistic frontiers. My work is generally through commission, a modus operandi which I enjoy because of the challenge involved in fusing the client's needs with the wider aesthetic imperative.
I am currently engaged on a series of major projects involving outdoor architectural glass work, integrating fused glass sculptures with welded metal structures; at the same time, I continue to develop still further my smaller-scale studio-oriented engraved glass work.
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| Education | |
| 1968-69 | Postgraduate year at Hornsey College of Art |
| 1965-68 | Diploma in Art & Design at Goldsmiths' College, graduating 1968 with second-class honours |
| 1964-65 | Pre-Diploma Course at Goldsmiths' College, University of London |
| 1963-64 | Foundation Course at Byam Shaw School of Art |
| Qualifications | |
| 1998 | Diploma in Advanced Stained Glass Studies, Central Saint Martin's College of Art & Design |
| 1997 | Elected to the Council of the Society of Botanical Artists |
| 1995 | Certificate in Calligraphy & Bookbinding, Roehampton Institute |
| 1983 | Invited to Membership of the Society of Botanical Artists |
| 1982 | Elected Associate Fellow of the Guild of Glass Engravers |
| Courses | |
| 2004-5 | Engraving at Atelier Caporaso & Lodge, Paris |
| 2002 | Copper Wheel Engraving at Morley College. |
| 2000 | Glass Casting with Emma Woffenden |
| 1996-98 | Advanced Stained Glass, Central Saint Martin's College of Art & Design |
| 1990 | Calligraphy courses with Margaret Daubeney |
| 1982-87 | Courses in Flexible Drive & Wheel Engraving with Peter Dreiser at Morley College |
| 1980-90 | Courses in Botanical Illustration with Margaret Petterson at the Horniman Museum |
| 1980,84,89 | Residential courses in Botanical Illustration at West Dean College |
| Commissioned Panels & Sculpture | |
| 2004 | John Donne: "Busie olde foole..": window for a private dwelling |
| 2003 | "Eric's Garden": Four-panel window for a private dwelling. |
| 2001 | "Barry Dare": glass/metal sculpture at Milldene Garden, Blockley, Gloucestershire |
| 1996 | Two Engraved Panels for Denman College, Oxon. |
| 1995 | "Pagan Temples": panels for a Far Eastern cruise ship |
| 1994 | Engraved Panel for the Headquarters of the Women's Institute, London |
| 1993 | Two Engraved Panels for Denman College, Oxon |
| 1991 | Four Engraved & Sandblasted Panels for the Turnberry Hotel and Spa |
| 1991 | Four Engraved Panels for the Wisley Golf Club |
| Exhibitions Organised | |
| 2004 | SBA/RHS Exhibition of Lily paintings at the RHS Halls |
| 2003 | Morley Printmakers at St Bride's |
| 2002 | Morley Printmakers at St Bride's |
| 1999 | Lettering exhibition at Guy's Hospital, London SE1. |
| 1989 | "Glass at Lloyd's": an exhibition of the work of 16 glass engravers in the Exhibition Gallery at Lloyd's of London |
| 1988 | "Music & Glass": an exhibition of the work of 12 glass engravers, with four concerts, at the Blackheath Concert Halls |
| Work in Exhibitions | |
| 2008 | South London Lettering Association Annual Exhibition, St Bride's, London |
| 2008 | "Message in A Bottle" at the Made In Charente exhibition, Musée du Patrimoine, Tusson, France |
| 2008 | 4 prints in 28th Miniprint International, Cadaqués (Spain) and Bages (France) |
| 2008 | Royal Horticultural Society's exhibitions, Horticultural Halls, London SW1 |
| 2008 | Society of Botanical Artists Annual Exhibition, Westminster Central Hall, London SW1 |
| 2007 | Royal Horticultural Society's exhibitions, Horticultural Halls, London SW1 |
| 2007 | Society of Botanical Artists Annual Exhibition, Westminster Central Hall, London |
| 2007 | "Journées des Plantes" at Domaine de Courson, Montloup, France |
| 2007 | "Sculpture in the Garden", glass sculpture & lettering at Milldene Garden, Blockley, Gloucestershire |
| 2007 | 4 prints in 27th Miniprint International, Cadaqués: exhibitions at Cadaqués, Spain, Farley's Yard Trust, East Sussex, UK and Galerie L'Etang d'Art, Bages, France |
| 2007 | South London Lettering Association Annual Exhibition, St Bride's Foundation Institute, London |
| 2007 | "Art for Youth" exhibition at Mall Galleries, London SW1 |
| 2006 | Royal Horticultural Society's exhibitions, Horticultural Halls, London SW1 |
| 2006 | "Journées des Plantes" at Domaine de Courson, Montloup, France |
| 2006 | South London Lettering Association, St Bride's Foundation Institute, London EC4 |
| 2005 | 4 prints in 24th Miniprint International, Cadaqués: exhibitions at Cadaqués, Spain, Wingfield Arts & Music Festival, UK and Galerie L'Etang d'Art, Bages, France |
| 2005 | "Journées des Plantes" at Domaine de Courson, Montloup, France |
| 2005 | "Sea of Words" at South London Lettering Association, St Bride's Foundation Institute, London |
| 2005 | "Art for Youth" exhibition at Mall Galleries, London |
| 2005 | South London Lettering Association Annual Exhibition, St Bride's Foundation Institute, London |
| 2004 | Morley Printmakers at St Bride's Foundation Institute, London EC4 |
| 2004 | South London Lettering Association, St Bride's Foundation Institute, London EC4 |
| 2004 | "Art for Youth" exhibition at Mall Galleries, London SW1 |
| 2004 | Two panels "Archy & Mehitabel" at Bad Type, St Bride's Foundation Institute, London |
| 2003 | Engraved glass at Hodsock Gallery, Northampton |
| 2003 | Morley Printmakers at St Bride's Foundation Institute, London EC4 |
| 2003 | South London Lettering Association, St Bride's Foundation Institute, London EC4 |
| 2002 | Morley Printmakers at St Bride's Foundation Institute, London EC4 |
| 2002 | South London Lettering Association, St Bride's Foundation Institute, London EC4 |
| 2000,1,2,3 | "Art for Youth" exhibition at Mall Galleries, London SW1 |
| 2001 | Glass sculpture & lettering at Milldene Garden, Blockley, Gloucestershire |
| 1990-1999 | Castle Howard, York (Guild of Glass Engravers) Derby City Museum & Art Gallery (Guild of Glass Engravers) "Flower Paintings", St John Street Gallery, Salisbury Ashdown Gallery, Uckfield, Sussex "Lettering Matters": an exhibition with five other letter artists, Fairfield Halls, Croydon "Greenwich Artists' Workshop at Woodlands", Woodlands Gallery, Greenwich Group exhibition of stained glass at the Cochrane Theatre, London "Light/Colour/Action": Group exhibition of glass & dance at Camberwell Arts Festival South London Lettering Association exhibition at Alastair Lockhart, Walton Street, London Society of Botanical Artists Annual Exhibitions Syon House, Middlesex (Guild of Glass Engravers) Walford Mill, Wimbourne, Dorset (Guild of Glass Engravers) |
| 1980-1989 | Glaziers' Hall London (Guild of Glass Engravers Annual Exhibition) Castle Museum, Cambridge (Guild of Glass Engravers) Leighton House, London (Guild of Glass Engravers) Liberty's, London (Guild of Glass Engravers) Institute of Education, London (Guild of Glass Engravers) Heifer Gallery, Islington "Music in Visual Arts", Myrth Conran Gallery, Twickenham |
| Work published in books | |
| 2005 | Decanter and Perfume Bottle in "The Intelligent Layman's Book of Stained and Art Glass" (2005) Judith Neiswander & Caroline Swash, ISBN 09-4779-865X |
| 2001 | "Spring Woodland": engraved screen in "Arte y Botánica"
(2001) Marta Chirino & Margaret Stevens, ISBN 84-7782-844X |
| 2001 | "Datura Stramonium" -pair of whisky tumblers in "Arte y Botánica"
(2001) Marta Chirino & Margaret Stevens, ISBN 84-7782-844X |