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Glass
Commission
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Glass commission
Text used by Artists Newsletter magazine and on their website:
"I have recently complete this major commission as part
of a Lottery funded total rebuild of the Unity Theatre in
Liverpool. The commission, open to anyone to apply, was for
the design, application and construction of an enormous
exterior glass wall measuring nearly 30’ x 8’.
The design brief sounded very open, I had never used glass
before and thought that the simplicity and translucency of my
abstract paintings might translate in glass. I made it very
clear in my submission that I had no knowledge of glass.
Nevertheless, I was short listed with 3 others, all of whom
were glass designers. We were all given lots of money and a
few weeks to formalise a proposal. It was both a challenging
and fascinating experience. I travelled from one end of the
country to the other meeting glass experts trying to resolve
the problems inherent in my creative ambitions as primarily I
didn't want to be restricted and reduce the glass into small
sections to fit into the comparatively small kilns that are
available but wanted to exploit the scale, expanse and
openness of the glass. I ended up using a combination of
etching, blasting and pigments in resin and worked closely
with glass technicians who worked hard to translate and
interpret my aims.
I went to many glass foundries in search of people I could
work with and I ended up in Pembertons foundry in Liverpool
who where extremely open, helpful, encouraging and interested
in working with an artist. It was an inspiring
experience."
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