What do you make?
Fused glass and jewellery
How long have you been running your creative business?
1 year - glass fusing for 8.
What inspired you to start your creative business?
It was all I could think about when in my office job, so I finally decided to take the plunge and do what I love for a living.
Do you work at this full-time on your creative business or alongside other work? Tell us about your other work?
Full time
Fused glass and jewellery
How long have you been running your creative business?
1 year - glass fusing for 8.
What inspired you to start your creative business?
It was all I could think about when in my office job, so I finally decided to take the plunge and do what I love for a living.
Do you work at this full-time on your creative business or alongside other work? Tell us about your other work?
Full time
How did you learn your craft - are you self-taught or did you attend courses - if so what and where?
One in person fused glass jewellery making course at Rainbow Glass Studios in Stoke Newington. I also took a couple of specialist online fused glass courses, but otherwise self-taught with a lot of experimentation.
What is it you love most about the creative process?
Opening the kiln after a firing. It feels like a surprise every time, as you can't see the transformation of the hard sheet glass melting to form a new piece until the process is over.
One in person fused glass jewellery making course at Rainbow Glass Studios in Stoke Newington. I also took a couple of specialist online fused glass courses, but otherwise self-taught with a lot of experimentation.
What is it you love most about the creative process?
Opening the kiln after a firing. It feels like a surprise every time, as you can't see the transformation of the hard sheet glass melting to form a new piece until the process is over.
Is there another craft you are drawn to other than your own?
Absolutely! Ceramics is a close second to glass for me.
Where do you look for creative inspiration?
Everywhere - particularly the different shape and colour combinations in nature.
Absolutely! Ceramics is a close second to glass for me.
Where do you look for creative inspiration?
Everywhere - particularly the different shape and colour combinations in nature.
How do you find you benefit from being part of a creative collective?
Having a pooled resource of real life advice and experience has been great.
What advice would you give to aspiring artists, designers and makers?
Keep going! It can take time to find your artistic voice, hone your craft, and life events can overtake sometimes, but try to do some of what you love regularly.
Having a pooled resource of real life advice and experience has been great.
What advice would you give to aspiring artists, designers and makers?
Keep going! It can take time to find your artistic voice, hone your craft, and life events can overtake sometimes, but try to do some of what you love regularly.
What is the biggest challenge of running a creative business?
Balancing all parts of the business - making, marketing, planning, finances - particularly as there is a lot of admin!
When you're not working on your business, how do you like to spend your time?
Catching up with family/friends, tinkering with other crafts, trash TV, art exhibitions and travel.
Head to Serean's website for where to shop with her for her beautiful glass pieces www.kilnjewels.co.uk
Photo 1 and 2 Credit: Rupert Hitchcock Photography
Balancing all parts of the business - making, marketing, planning, finances - particularly as there is a lot of admin!
When you're not working on your business, how do you like to spend your time?
Catching up with family/friends, tinkering with other crafts, trash TV, art exhibitions and travel.
Head to Serean's website for where to shop with her for her beautiful glass pieces www.kilnjewels.co.uk
Photo 1 and 2 Credit: Rupert Hitchcock Photography
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