by Linda Banks | 1st September, 2022 | Blog
It is always fun to make a unique stained glass piece for a customer. Recently I was asked to make a wall plaque based on my blue heart plaque. This would be for a special 50th birthday present for the man’s wife. The brief was for something that had the feel of...
by Linda Banks | 31st August, 2022 | Blog
Thank you to all the lovely visitors who came along to our Hampshire Open Studios event at the end of August. I exhibited in the village of Swanmore with the Wessex Guild of Craftsmen. Eight of us displayed our wares and demonstrated some of our techniques. Stalls...
by Linda Banks | 30th August, 2022 | Blog
Every two years, there is a big event in the contemporary glass community – the International Festival of Glass (26-29 August 2022). This is held in Stourbridge in the West Midlands, which is the historic home of glassblowing in the UK. Several venues in...
by Linda Banks | 8th August, 2022 | Blog
Once again, I am pleased to say that I am taking part in Hampshire Open Studios 2022. Each August, hundreds of artists and craftspeople take this opportunity to open their doors to the public over 10 days in the second half of the month. As a member of the Wessex...
by Linda Banks | 7th August, 2022 | Blog
A challenging project came in recently. I was asked to repair a stained glass lampshade with curved panels. As I don’t make curved glass and only work with flat sheets of stained glass, I contacted a company that I know, which makes glass lamps of different...