Last few days of shows in London and Compton

   
Nearing the end of a busy summer with the last 2 days of exhibition Essence at the London glassblowing gallery in Bermondsey street and the wonderful cup show curated by Alison Briton Many a Slip at the Marsden Woo gallery  ending on September 5th.

My contribution with Cup for goose egg - Glass, wood, egg

Cup for goose egg and cup for quail egg. image © Philip Sayer  

Gardening with Morris at the Arts and Crafts House Then and Now is still on till the 13 September. The show has already attracted 12000 visitors! Will be preparing to garden William Morris wall paper designs for the next venue in Newcastle's Laing gallery where the Arts and Crafts show is opening from the 10 Oct - 31 Jan 2016

Detail Gardening with William Morris's Daisies and  Chrysanthemums

New glass for Gardening with Morris

A day working on new glass forms with Jochen for 'Gardening with Morris' installation.

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Trying out some new opaque colours with some success and some failures!The whole process of lamp work is quite organic and fluid like drawing.

In the studio. Collection of stick work and ageing potatoes

Glass pieces, Winged and tailed forms and Corollas

http://www.comptonverney.org.uk/events/414/the_arts_and_crafts_house_then_and_now.aspx

British Glass Biennale 2015

Life on a Stick

I will be showing 3 of my glass pieces at the next British Glass Biennale in Stourbridge. Thrilled to have these pieces selected and to be showing alongside a great line up of other artists.

Blue Avis on yellow branch

Nose, tail and handle form