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Glass Art with Julia Kellaway Well this is it, if somewhat overdue, my final blog. I confess to having a bit of down time after opening my studio in May.It was lovely talking about my work; or chatting over a cuppa in the garden.Although I do own up to being a bit of an anorak when …
Things didn't quite go to plan. Returning to my spring-time experiment with fusing, the opening of the kiln revealed thin, curly catkins that were too small. So I persevered and made another batch. This time they turned out too thick. Beginning to feel a bit like Goldilocks, I created some more, hopefully this time they …
While I am writing this, sunshine is streaming through the window on a distinctly chilly morning, while small white flecks of snow waft intermittently on the breeze. My kiln is labouring away in its corner, warming to the firing schedule that will hopefully transform my latest fusing experiment into something worthwhile. On dog walks, I …
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Lead for Stained Glass My mind is still racing with possibilities, but spring-time has well and truly arrived and is distracting me with a vengeance. Good weather lures me out of the workshop and onto long dog walks in favourite local haunts like Hosehill Lake and Wokefield Common. The greenhouse beckons, reminding me that we …
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Glass Art with Julia Kellaway / Copper Foiling | Having removed my glass from the kiln, I inspect each piece as I carefully lift it off the kiln shelf. This is not because I am worried about dropping it! It’s about now that I amaze myself with how blasé I can be about handling something fragile that I have spent an age cutting, grinding
When I emerge from the workshop with my design a mass of shiny different coloured glass, it reminds me of a kaleidoscope I had when I was young. It is my not quite blank canvas awaiting the detail I envisaged in my original drawing, which at this point, seems a distant memory!
Since I wrote last, I’ve been very busy. This is a bit of a departure for me at this time of year, as I usually spend a lot of time resisting my inner hamster, who just wants to snuggle down and hibernate until springtime.
Let me introduce myself. My name is Julia Kellaway, I am a glass artist living and working in Burghfield Common. This is my blog and it is for anyone who has ever wondered what artists do all day. Or at least this is my version of it in the run up to Newbury and North …
Let me introduce myself. My name is Julia Kellaway, I am a glass artist living and working in Burghfield Common. This is my blog and it is for anyone who has ever wondered what artists do all day. Or at least this is my version of it in the run up to Newbury and North …
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