Farleton colours
Debbie's Shed
by debbiesshed
3M ago
This commission was just wonderful. The clients wanted their window to reflect the limestone landscape of Farleton Knott, that they lived at the foot of. As well as be colourful and abstract. They liked sunsets…bright colours… glints and grykes… thyme… and bees. (sorry, they did not get bees!) I made lots of trips to the great limestone hill… looking..drawing.. walking .. exploring. And did a number of on site charcoal drawings which i so flipping enjoyed. (Oh my, I wish everyone wanted limestone i thought). And from those i came up with a real imagined landscape to suit the proportions of the ..read more
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Hash tag red list
Debbie's Shed
by debbiesshed
6M ago
Red list. Red for danger. Red for endangered. Red glass. Red listed birds. Red listed crafts…. These were the stimuli and motivation for my recent works. See, I was invited and accepted thru my wonderful QEST scholarship to exhibit at The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair (GNCCF). The event will take place at Victoria Baths in Manchester from the 19th -22nd October 2023. The venue will provide a showcase for my work alongside four other talented qest scholars as well as almost 200 other independent artists and makers… I can’t wait. But what should I show? Thought I… Mainly my work these ..read more
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‘A village with a church in the valley of the River Kent..’
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by debbiesshed
11M ago
Have you been following my progress…? Well. It’s finished. It’s in. (My Church window).. and I really couldn’t be any prouder. What I pictured…. what I wanted to achieve… well, I feel i did it. That lovely Kendal townscape as a backdrop to that tapestry of colour…And the detail i was really pleased with, (thanks to the skills learnt on my glass course at Swansea with Jonathan Cooke)… was how i held the light using a final oil layer of paint on the townscape outside of the golden cross. (I worried in the workshop that I had made the old town too dark. But that isn’t the case) The golden cross w ..read more
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To draw upon glass
Debbie's Shed
by debbiesshed
1y ago
A labour of love said my friend Jane.  (of my church window project). Ha. And plainly speaking. It can be.  This window building….. I think again on why I started this year of improvement… enrichment…And I think perhaps of that too… a labour ​o​f love.  And of course my scholarship mentoring and masterclasses have coincided with my getting the largest commission of my glass career. And I hesitate to write ‘so far’.  Uncertain I find I still am.  Perhaps I’ll be more certain at the end of my year. I wonder… Anyway, where am I ? In my project… my journey. My church wind ..read more
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A new beginning
Debbie's Shed
by debbiesshed
1y ago
Finally I gather the courage to announce the news…”I have my first church window!” And it’s not new news. I’ve been either working on the design or thinking about the design since I was first approached by my neighbouring United Reformed Church almost a year ago. I’ve just said nothing out of fear and awe I guess.  But now it’s real. I have my full size cartoon detailed up. And on Monday I will go to the glass shop to purchase beautiful glass.  Shall I tell you a little about the terrifying journey I’ve been on… Firstly, this is the largest job I have ever worked on at 3m high and ju ..read more
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I always knew how to write. Right.
Debbie's Shed
by debbiesshed
1y ago
This was how I tried to ‘settle’ my thoughts ​…​(that were darting around my sparking brain like ricocheting chinks of light from a flicking rippling oily pool of silvery sprats!)(yeah. You get the picture)(chattery brain)…. As I accelerated out of Swansea by train on Monday​. H​aving ​just ​completed seven long full days of painting and staining masterclass​.​ ​Travelling…​back to what it is that I do.  Yikes. What do I do​?​ I know how I did it. I know I could do it. Only now. Freak. Like I said  I mean​,​ I knew how to write. Right.. Right. Only… now to my writing I could add ..read more
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On a Qest..
Debbie's Shed
by debbiesshed
1y ago
I told you in my previous post about my year of scholarship… and learning and immersing myself in my subject.  The other day I did a road trip to my local locale with my mentor deb. And this morning I feel humbled and in complete awe….Stained glass​,​ my chosen medium.  Stained glass in an ecclesiastical setting is just a whole ‘nother level​!​ On our pilgrimage we chanced upon parishioners, church wardens, vicars and lay people. Local produce for sale. Local notices. Local names. Local knowledge. The history and stories contained within these buildings was so very grounding. It was ..read more
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I just want to be the best glass lass that I can be…
Debbie's Shed
by debbiesshed
1y ago
So there I was. A happy glasser at my bench. A healthy business at dc stained glass studio there in Kendal.. My bright lights and pretty colours drawing folks in… and filling my order book. A constant roll … of work and home. Pull out the ideas and put the bread on the table! Mmm. Do I sound less than content there? I should. As I had started to have thoughts about something different… maybe a new journey .. a different challenge. I knew I loved glass. But. I wanted to take control over where my work was taking me. (Yikes). But also (crikey) Provide the bread… but get some sp a c e. (Don ..read more
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High Lights.. you may have missed…
Debbie's Shed
by debbiesshed
2y ago
What a busy old year or so ..read more
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The Hayloft, Brantwood
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by debbiesshed
2y ago
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