Kim Bramley

Kim studied at Central St Martin's, School of Art, London, graduating with a BA (Hons) in Fashion and Textile Design in 1992. She worked internationally as an Assistant Fashion Designer/Freelance textile Designer and in 1992 started her own Design Business. Kim has also studied various types of glassmaking in Britain and worked for "Fusionglass" in the Isle of Skye for many years.

"When I was a child I was always making "things" and just don't seem to have stopped! Inspiration comes easily in the form of mixing colours and textures, irrespective of the medium. I would describe my creative process as uncomplicated, intuitive fun. The important thing for me is not about reaching a goal, it's just to keep on making the next step. I don't start with a fixed picture of what I want to achieve, but flow with the making process until I can pull the work together. Sometimes a Piece just rushes together, other times I have to move through a whole load of phases. There is a moment when I know I've done all I need to do, and the work is as finished, as it will ever be. However, I always feel that no piece is ever completely finished, it's merely a signpost along the way.I am now working in the medium of glass. I create plates, bowls, brooches and large glass panels by fusing, slumping and painting layers of glass in a kiln. The "layer upon layer" collage techniques of fusion, and the medium of glass speaks to me because I love to find hidden depths in what I am observing."