Jenny Gill – Glass House Beads
Jenny has always been interested in different crafts, making stained glass windows for a few years was one. Jenny says: ” I had a fascination for how the colours of the glass changed the light passing through them, there are however only so many windows in a house although I was lucky and did receive quite a few commissions and repeat work. A growing
family eventually took over my time, glass and lead don’t really mix with young children.”
Having always been interested in all things sparkly a few years ago Jenny started making jewellery for friends and
family mainly using Swarovski crystals and foreign beads. Looking for a more imaginative source she went to the annual Beadfair at Stourbridge. This proved an eye opener as Martin from Tuffnell Glass was doing a demonstration, that was it – she was hooked. Jenny bought the Cindy Jenkins book “Making Glass Beads” and Corina’s “Passing the Flame”, booked herself on a course with Red Hot Sal and was away. That was August 2007 and since then she has been on courses with Diana East and Sally to learn different techniques and spends every possible minute in her “studio” in Nottinghamshire.
Jenny says: “I have recently finished work and look forward to having more time at my torch creating these miniature pieces of art. I love to try different ideas and colour combinations to see what works best and hope to keep improving and making beautiful wearable art for many years to come.”
See more of Jenny’s work at www.glasshousebeads.co.uk