Coeur de Lion
Pub Door window, 2021
This design for this window was based on the pub sign outside the Coeur de Lion, the smallest pub in Bath. It features several references to Sugworth Hall, the client's home, and was commissioned following the extensive restoration of 146 windows that I undertook there.
Mare and Foal
Play room picture window, 2019
This window was commissioned by the client for the play room in their new home . The aim was to make a feature of an opening in the stone wall by designing a window featuring a horse and foal. I felt the best way to create this was by painting a window focussing on the relationship between a mare and her foal. The design was painted on English Antique glass using traditional techniques.
Tree Frog
Free-hanging panel, 2015
This design was created for a client whose French farmhouse was visited annually by these striking creatures
Mother and Child
Exhibition panel, 2011
This design is based on an original commission depicting scenes from the Life of Jesus. The design was changed to enhance it and make it more universal in portraying the relationship between mother and child.
A Deep-cut Water Course
Interior screen panel, 2016
This window was created as the final part of a kitchen refurbishment. It provides a focal point between the two rooms and is based on elements from the local landscape which were most significant for the client
Clematis Abstract
Oriel window, 2016
This window was created on the theme of one of the clients favourite flowers, the Cote D"Azur clematis
Revelation
Exhibition panel, 2008
This panel was created for the 40cm2 Exhibition curated by the British Society of Master Glass Painters. The sole brief was to create a panel 40cm x 40cm in size, and the design was inspired by a highly magnified view of a peacock feather. 'A hidden world within'
Abstract
Mezzanine entrance window, 2006
Created as an abstract to highlight the beauty of mouth blown glass
Autumnal landscape abstract
Sidelight windows, 2015
This pair of panels was created to frame a new entrance to the living room. The client wanted an abstract design which strongly featured autumnal colours and the leaf shapes of local trees and wild flowers
Autumnal landscape abstract
Sidelight windows, 2015
This pair of panels was commissioned together with another set for the living room. The brief here was to create an abstract design which featured abstract representations of local wildlife which lay hidden within the overall abstract design. The panels were made entirely of English Antique Glass
Ladybower
Front door lancet panel, 2015
The brief here was simply to create a panel which featured bluebells and a bee, and still allowed a view of the garden beyond
Grace's Window
Celebration window, 2015
This window was commissioned to celebrate the life of one of the pupils at White Waltham C of E Academy. It was a privilege to create this window, and the children at the school contributed their memories in the form of some great pencil sketches. The overall theme was very positive, inspired by the hymn "All Things Bright and Beautiful" and the magical Blue Morpho butterfly.
Abstract
Stairwell window, 2015
The brief for this window was to create an abstract which incorporated 'hidden' references which were meaningful to the client. The window also needed to afford a degree of privacy without cutting out the light, hence the use of some heavily textured glass
Stringed Abstract
Stairwell window, 2015
This was a window created for a very musical family whose members included a stringed instrument maker and two talented fiddle players. The brief for the window was to create an abstract which contained the essential elements of both fiddle and mandolin. Made entirely of mouthblown glass.
Thistle Abstract
Bathroom window, 2014
This pair of panels was created to provide some privacy for a client's bathroom. The design was based on the fretwork in a favourite chair
Abstract Flow
Transom window, 2013
One of my favourites. This window was commissioned by the client with no other purpose other than to celebrate the beauty of light shining through coloured glass
Contemplation
Prayer Room Window, 2013
These windows were installed in the new Prayer Room at the Northern General Hospital in Sheffield. They were commissioned following a relocation of the original space, and the brief was to create a window that would encouage peaceful contemplation and calm for all users of the room. The idea is based on a nearby Peak District landscape and the idea of the circle of life. To encourage meditation the window contains images of life in all elements; salmon in the water, birds in the sky and the grasses of the local landscape. They are not immediately obvious to the eye, they are more revealed on closer examination.
Cat Gazing at Fly
Sidelight window, 2006
Semi-abstract front porch window created for cat lovers!
Victorian Twist
Door panels
Paired door panels with floral design based on a family woodcarving
Abstract Tryptich
Free-standing panel, 2010
This set of three hanging panels was commissioned to make a feature of an archtop cove in the client's living room. The abstract design was created to link in with other stained glass panels in the same house
Abundance
Feature window, 2012
Made with a mixture of glasses, the brief here was to produce a window with a classical Pre-Raphaelite style to suit the surrounding decor.
Inspired
Music room window, 2010
This window depicts the theme of the four seasons, combined with a spiral fortuitously suggesting the scroll of a double bass (an instrument played by both clients)
Y Ddraig Goch
Interior door panel, 2008
Interior door panel depicting 'Y Ddraig Goch', the Welsh Dragon
Maiden
Practice panel, 2006
This small free-hanging panel was created as an exercise in traditional painting, staining and enamelling techniques
Nativity
Free-hanging practice panel, 2005
Hanging panel depicting the Nativity. Painted from the original 19th Century French cartoon, personal project undertaken at the Hardman Studio, Birmingham
The Owl...
Sidelight window, 2012
An abstract panel based on a natural theme with owl. This window forms one of a matching pair of hallway entrance windows
And the Kingfisher
Sidelight window, 2012
An abstract panel based on a natural theme with kingfisher. This window forms one of a matching pair of hallway entrance windows
Calder Valley
Feature windows, 2003
These two panels depict the Calder Valley and Stoodley Pike in West Yorkshire, and were commissioned by the client as a four seasons window.
High Peak Abstract
Feature window, 2006
An abstract window panel based on elements of the High Peak landscape
Watery Abstract
Front door panel, 2007
This panel was commissioned by the client to enhance the light coming into the hallway.
Hide 'n' Seek
Exhibition panel, 2012
This panel was created for the Games 2012 Exhibition curated by the British Society of Master Glass Painters at the University of Swansea in Wales. The sole brief was to create a panel whose design was based on the theme of games. I used the opportunity to try out new techniques with glass painting
Wedding Celebration
Transom window panel, 2007
An abstract transom window whose design is based on that of the clients' wedding rings
St Nicholas' C of E School, Blackpool
Architectural commission, 2010
The idea for this window came about after the School was extended and a new hall built in March 2009. The 1m x 5m window was unveiled at a Dedication Ceremony held on 16th September 2011, which was attended by the whole School including former teachers and pupils. The stories and teachings of Jesus play a very important part in the lives of the children at the School so the window was designed around five significant events in His life. From bottom to top the panels depict the Nativity, Jesus talking with Children, the Crucifixion, the Resurrection and the topmost panel symbolizes the Light and a candle flame which is one of the motifs of the School.
When designing this window I wanted to express these events in a way that was both accessible, meaningful and uplifting to the children. So with the Nativity panel, for example, I also wanted to convey the power of the relationship between a mother and child. by having each facing the other in a moment of tenderness.
Celebration window
Oriel window, 2012
This abstract design was commissioned to celebrate the life of a family member, and the brief was to create a design that was both beautiful in itself but which also had hidden meaning for the family
Red Poppy
Front Door Panel
This small front door panel was designed simply to reflect the beauty of the poppy flower
Abstract
Oriel window, 2009
This abstract window was created with vibrant colours and plenty of movement, along with considerable contribution from the clients, both of whom are artists in their own right
Ashford in the Water
Light box panel, 2005
Landscape panel based on the Sheepwash Bridge, Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire