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Big thanks to @bridgewater_arts_centre for inviting me to be part of SALA this year. I am grateful for the opportunity to exhibit my work alongside so many amazing artists. I loved this…

Long garden flower trio earrings! Wear the flowers together on days when you need a pop of colour. Wear a flower and a bee on the days when you need…

Short Garden Flower Trios available on Etsy now or at the Bridgewater Arts Centre during August as part of SALA. Mix and match them depending on your mood. Flowers one…

Introducing the Garden Flower Trios! 🌼🐝 Each set includes three earrings — two mismatched glass flowers and one cheerful little bee. Wear the flowers together on days you’re feeling classic,…

Last night was the opening of my 17th SALA Festival exhibition (!!) — this time at the Bridgewater Arts Centre, in a beautiful group show called On Balance. ⁣ I…

31 days. 31 stories. 31 beads. Each one made from glass that might’ve been forgotten, thrown away, or left behind — transformed with flame, patience, and a little bit of…

The last day. Today’s beads were made from a broken Christmas tree ornament — one that fell from the tree, snapping off at the hook. I couldn’t bring myself to…

Today’s bead comes from one of the quirkiest bottles in my collection — a bright blue glass fish! This little gem is a reproduction of 19th-century bitters bottles, originally used…

Moët & Chandon — French champagne and the bottle I keep coming back to whenever I make champagne bottle beads. I can’t quite remember how I landed on using Moët…

I think this one started life as a big glass light cover…and when another artist at T’Arts asked if I could use it, I couldn’t say no. One of my…

This green jug was given to me by my mum about 16 years ago, when I started experimenting with recycled glass — just after my daughter was born. She gave…

This bead comes from a Mr Mick Clare Valley wine bottle — part of my first efforts to make flower sticks from recycled glass. I’d been using Italian glass for…