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e-mail These copperfoiled lamps were designed for and exhibited at the Royal Horticultural Society Flower Show at Hampton Court  [ ... ]

  Peacock Windows Installed The peacock windows found a great home. An old courtyard garden in an area associated with clock makers and cappers. The windows now embellish a plain wall [ ... ]

New work for 2009 This is one of four lamps designed for Enchanting Escape
Enchanting Escape is a garden design presented at Hampton Court Flower Show in June 2009

Nikki Palmer designed the [ ... ]

Well, the Gardener’s World Show is now done and dusted. Sadly, after such effort putting the show up it had to come down in what seemed like no time at all. However it was a success and we c [ ... ]

During the making of the peacock panels a really creative relationship has set up between all the different craftspeople involved in the project. From blacksmiths to garden designers, glass ar [ ... ]

The great news is that today I have completed the final of the three peacock windows. In plenty of time for the June deadline. This leaves me with the final part of the work which is to make s [ ... ]

This week sees the continuation of the final of the three peacock panels. The first part has been very detailed and taken quite a lot of time. I have learnt a lot about ordering the cutting  [ ... ]

So far I have completed the two feathery outer panels of the Peacock Triptych. Once I had a few clear days I managed to make good progress and am now working on the final, largest  and most c [ ... ]

  A start has been made with the peacock triptych. Early days, and little spare time to keep the project going but, as June rolls on, yes June [it seems far off but you will be surprised [ ... ]

I have finished constructing a test piece for the peacocks. See images. This week we have progressed the garden project by identifying designs with the blacksmith for the chair, canopy and lan [ ... ]

The project is now underway and there is plenty of negotiation with the design team including a garden designer, a treo of blacksmiths, a brick layer and a generally very useful person (my pra [ ... ]

This Christmas we visited Austria and enjoyed the festive season with real frost and snow. A delight that we have not experienced for a while here. Anyhow, there were not many reports from me  [ ... ]

It has been a while since I have added an entry to this space. I am now buried in my work and all those other duties that prevent play. The house is pretty well deconstructed as we continue th [ ... ]

My latest creation is a picture holder. This is a small decorative glass piece that can sit on the table and hold a picture or card. It could be made in a variety of colours to suit and event. [ ... ]

One task set to me on my return from holiday was to prepare a small gift for my partners Grandad, ‘Fred’. While we were away he celebrated his 90th birthday. Nan ‘Glad’ also has celebr [ ... ]

My ambitions to have ‘Autumn’ ready for Autumn might have been a bit ambitious. I have just returned from a two week holiday in Dorset and Devon. Now Exmoor in Devon really would be the pl [ ... ]

It has been a little while since I have added an entry but this doesn’t mean that it has been quiet on the glass production line. As I said I wanted to focus on Autumn this summer. Well I ha [ ... ]

This christening box was a challenge to produce as it involved some complex working out about how to fit parts together. It also requires a very accurate approach to cutting. However, the resu [ ... ]

Conditions are cramped but I am lucky to have a space at all. Keeping the space tidy is another matter. Anyhow, I am pretty well equipped now and with the occasional borrowing of my partner’ [ ... ]

The process has begun. The first cuts of Autumn have been made. Started off by creating the former as you can see it is impressive in scale. First cuts were difficult as I found that my cuttin [ ... ]

This week I have experimented with making a balloon weight. This is designed to hold five helium filled balloons. It is evident that it will hold many more than that but as I say it the experi [ ... ]

Its almost all go with the autumn panel. The preparation has to be done for setting out and cutting the glass. Above is a general colour scheme    

So far I have finished drawing out the pattern. There are an infinite number of pieces but I think the cuts will be fairly straightforward. I have selected the glass and am hoping to pick up t [ ... ]

On 6th April I discussed my early thoughts about a lamp shade for my dining room that will be inspired by leaves. So far I have begun to develop the underlay. You can see an excerpt of this  [ ... ]

On the 2nd May it was Anthony Rolf Atkinson’s first birthday and this project was the first glass card that I have made. It took three or four hours and for some reason I had lots of trouble [ ... ]

Another spring project to test out simple three-dimensional skills. The bird house, too small for real birds took me about two hours to make. It took a little while to work out the pattern for [ ... ]

This is a spring project. A small decorative piece aimed to bring a bit of spring cheer to our very cold and wintry days.  There is potential for a range of these little creatures. Very simpl [ ... ]