Helen Smith : Glass Artist – Contemporary glass with a coastal feel

HELEN SMITH : GLASS ARTIST
Creating tactile contemporary glass art and accessories with a coastal feel.

Seaglass Bowls

Helen Smith Glass - Grasses framed fused glass wall art — Seaglass Bowls

I've been a bit snowed under lately... note to sel

I've been a bit snowed under lately... note to self, it's a lot easier doing all the admin associated with running an event in the dark days of February than it is when the sun is shining 😎☀️ (open studios is coming up in September 🙌 so the brochure production needs to be underway now!).Anyway, here is a set of mini seaweed dishes just about to be packed up to head off to @naturalcraftsscotland and next week I should be properly back to the making 🙃

I was commissioned to make a set of small plates r

I was commissioned to make a set of small plates recently. I had great fun experimenting with different marks and designs, ended up making far more than were needed and haven't stopped yet 😅 These are just a few!

I haven't been around on here much lately, dealing

I haven't been around on here much lately, dealing with a kiln meltdown 😫 (all fixed now, thanks @kilncare 💙 ), then a lovely wholesale order and an even lovelier commission 😁These are some pebble brooches I made at some point during the mayhem, I think they will be coming with me to the @_openculture Summer Arts Market at Liverpool Cathedral on 5th June.Now I just need to get back to feeling like I'm in control 🤪

Another largish dish, 25cm across. I ironed out th

Another largish dish, 25cm across. I ironed out the problems I had with the first one so will be going bigger when I have space in the kiln 😁

Fresh out of the kiln this afternoon, not the bri

Fresh out of the kiln this afternoon, not the brightest of colours but probably more reflective of the real colour of the river water 😉 Personally I love it's muted swirls 🙂This is a medium sized dish, 17cm across, now SOLD.

Another large seaweed bowl in the making - just en

Another large seaweed bowl in the making - just enjoying the shadows thrown by the seaweed and thinking of some different possibilities...

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