creativity – Stopped Clock Glass https://stoppedclockglass.com Botanical Glass Art by Emma Mayle Sun, 14 Jan 2024 02:17:54 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://stoppedclockglass.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Sc_logo_2023_forweb-60x60.png creativity – Stopped Clock Glass https://stoppedclockglass.com 32 32 221725618 A Botanical Influence https://stoppedclockglass.com/2023/09/02/botanical-influence/ Sat, 02 Sep 2023 09:53:31 +0000 https://stoppedclockglass.com/wp/?p=1 In the last few weeks my work has taken on a new life of it’s own and I feel really rooted in this chapter of my creative journey. The woods have long been a place of sanctuary and wonder for me, and feeding this inspiration into my glass designs is a natural progression which I only came to realise after taking a much needed break from external events since the spring.

To capture the essence of the woodlands in which I regularly inhabit, wildflowers and leaves are collected and lightly pressed to flatten and minimise the moisture content. Glass powders are applied directly to the plants before being fired onto a base of sheet glass in the kiln. Whilst the natural materials burn away, their imprint is eternalised to be admired for generations.

Pressed leaves
The woods
Immortalised in glass

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