Wendy
spent three years at the inspirational Richmond Adult Community College in the
studio glass department before setting up her own studio in Oxford.
Wendymakes kiln formed glass pieces which
have a painterly quality to them. Working from sketches, She make a design
and then layers glass with precious metal leaf and foil using wire to
‘draw’ within the glass.
This
combination of glass and metal produces a palette of subtle colours when
the glass is fired in the kiln. There is a magical alchemy to this process
which can be unpredictable but which gives each piece its individual character
and a translucent elegance.
‘My
garden studio is a huge influence on my work and the images I create come
mainly from observation of the natural world. Leaves and seedpods have
been a major preoccupation over many years and repeated forms are also a
distinctive feature of my glass.’