A Few of the Sold Items - examples of other handmade glass work
If you would like a work that draws from these styles, please let me know. Email: niknotglass1@outlook.com
This work was made from sections of annular rings of turquoise and clear glass with a circle of clear glass in the middle, fitted together, and topped with a circle of clear glass and various translucent stringers; fired in the kiln for 24 hours to fuse the glass.
Fired again for 24 hours in a mold to shape it.
270mm diameter approx.
Item Code: 0044
Sold during the Noosa Open Studios Art Trail 2022
This work was made from two layers of glass with white and black dots placed on top, creating a floral effect; fired in the kiln for 24 hours to fuse the glass.
The patterned glass was then fired again in a mold for 24 hours to shape it.
250mm square aprox.
Item Code: 0067
Sold during the Noosa Open Studios Art Trail 2022
Blue and White AllSorts
Blue & white sheets of glass were cut into narrow strips, a piece of glass placed over the top and fired in the kiln for 24 hours to make a striped piece of glass.
The striped piece was cut into short strips to make blue and white ‘all sorts’. Two layers of clear glass (each of 25 pieces) were separated by blue and white stringers, the two layers being fitted together with the ‘all sorts’; and fired for 24 hours in the kiln to fuse the pieces together.
The final patterned glass was fired again for 24 hours on a mold to shape it.
300mm square approx.
Item Code: 0092
Donated to the Noosa Open Studios Art Trail 2024
Hint of Art Deco Series
This work was made from sections of annular rings of black glass fitted around a circle of clear glass, with both on another circle of clear glass. The yellow, orange, white and blue pieces and the centre ring of annular black were placed on top; and fired for 24 hours in the kiln to fuse the pieces together.
The patterned glass was fired again for 24 hours on a mold to shape it.
250mm square approx.
Item Code: 0057
Sold from the Pomona Railway Station Gallery – Carriage Room – 2024
An autumn coloured sheet of glass was made by placing lots of individual coloured pieces of glass on top of a clear layer of glass; and fired for 24 hours to fuse the pieces together.
The patterned sheet was then cut into squares. The autumn squares were placed around two square layers of clear glass and separated by two layers of similar sized squares of clear glass ; and fired again for 24 hours to fuse the glass together.
The final patterned sheet was fired again for 24 hours on a mold to shape it.
220mm square approx.
Item Code: 0022
Sold during the Noosa Open Studios Art Trail 2022
Numerous pieces of clear glass were fitted together in one layer; and fired for 24 hours in the kiln to fuse the glass together.
A variety of straight-line gaps were left between some of the pieces by the firing process. The pattern was completed by placing the fired glass onto a clear piece and positioning coloured pieces in the gaps; and again fired for 24 hours in the kiln to fuse the glass together.
The final patterned glass was fired again for 24 hours on a mold to shape it.
250mm square approx.
Item Code: 0050
Sold during the Noosa Open Studios Art Trail 2023
This work was made from two layers of clear glass circles, one smaller than the other fitted with a rim from annular sections of black glass (and black frit), with autumn inclusions in the middle; and fired for 24 hours to fuse the glass together.
The patterned glass was fired for a further 24 hours in a mold to shape it.
170mm diameter and 35 mm deep, approx.
Item Code: 0019-2
Sold during the Noosa Open Studios Art Trail 2023
Black and white sheets of glass, and blue and white sheets of glass were cut into narrow strips, a piece of glass placed over the top of each group; and fired in the kiln for 24 hours to make striped sheets of glass.
The black and white striped sheet was cut into strips of alternating black and white rectangles approximately 1 cm wide, two layers of glass placed on one side; and fired for 24 hours in the kiln to fuse the pieces together. The result was again cut through the middle of the black and white strip to make narrower strips with clear edges.
The work was assembled by fitting two layers of clear glass, each of 12 pieces, around a square of the blue and white stripe with the black and white strips as the outline, corner pieces of black, white and blue; and fired again for 24 hours to fuse the pieces together.
The final patterned glass was fired again for 24 hours on a mold to shape it.
230mm square approx.
Item Code: 0095
Donated to the AusGlass Artists Conference 2023 auction in support of Ausglass
Handmade Glass Yachting Platter
Nine maritime flags were created first (two firings).
Two layers of clear pieces of glass were cut and fitted around the nine flags (third firing), and trimmed and fire polished (fourth firing).
The final patterned glass was shaped on a mold (fifth firing).
Each firing was a 24 hour process.
Item Code: 0112
Maritime flags.
This photo shows the two layers of glass pieces for maritime flags, cut, fitted, cleaned and assembled in the kiln ready for the first firing.
(The chequerboard flag for ‘N’ (not shown) is made from the blue and white striped piece, which is cut and rearranged before its second firing).
Platters with the names of yachts spelt in maritime flags can be made on commission
Glass Presentation stands for 5 cherries
One of the Highlighting the Colour Series – Translucent Orange
This work was made from 41 separately cut pieces of glass, fitted together, and topped with one square of clear glass.
There were two firing processes, each lasting 24 hours. The first firing process fused the glass together, and the second shaped the glass over a mold.
approx. 220mm X 220mm.
Item Code: 0030
Sold during the Noosa Open Studios Art Trail 2024
Circular with Black and White Triples
The black and white triples were made first (two firings).
The triples were placed on top of two circles of glass and fused (third firing)
Item Code: 0113
Sold during the Noosa Open Studios Art Trail 2024