My name is Emily, and, in another life, I was a beautician and had many fantastic opportunities including working in Australia. Despite enjoying the work that I did, it became obvious that I have a real passion for making with anything I can get my hands on! My first encounter being creative was sewing and I did a course in the evening when my first son was 2 years old, which then led to knitting and embroidery. Creating all sorts of costumes for my son’s world book days.

 

I then did a day course in silversmithing and enjoyed it very much which led to my husband buying me a beginner’s pack in silver and silver clay. That then followed with him getting me a pack of glass and lead. Stained glass was something that drew my attention when I did my GCSE’S. I did a huge door size piece of work, which included a painted broken stained-glass window in the background. I had no idea when I walked around taking pictures of the windows that anyone other than monks made stained glass! I instantly fell in love working with glass and started to create pieces that I couldn’t find on the internet or in the shops like, my faceless ladies and beautifully dead bugs.

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I really enjoy making bigger pieces, but my work is quite niche. I realised that I needed to make something that had wider appeal. Stained glass flowers are a lovely way to enjoy stained glass and lasts a lifetime, when you can only enjoy natural flowers for around 2 weeks. Everyone needs to experience the joy of having at least a small piece of stained glass.