My first Art Gallery Exhibition

Saturday 9 April 2011 was a very special day for me as it was the first time my work has been exhibited in an Art Gallery. For the owners to trust my work by giving me valuable floorspace is an honour and something I've dreamt about ever since I was hacking away at Breeze blocks in Art College trying find my way as a young and naive art student.

Walking in felt a little like arriving at my first Craft Fayre. Everyone else seems to know what they're doing and I'm bimbling around like a spare one at a wedding. Nerves soon dissappeared when before opening a gentleman walked in and asked to speak to me. After receiving his invitation he'd googled me and found my interview on UK Handmade Magazine (Thank you yet again Kirsten) with a link to this site. Impressed with my story of 'escaping the ratrace' he came to meet me and purchased a piece of my jewellery. Great start and the perfect calmer.

The Exhibition runs for four weeks and follows my love of and longing to be near the sea. The exhibition is a celebration of the fact that in the UK you are never far from the sea (a maximum of 72 miles, in fact). It includes stained glass panels that evoke feelings of the motion of the sea and of mythical legend.

Also on display are a collection of my latest seaglass sculptures, including bowls, vases, lamps and even a Christmas tree (yes, in April). Some combine different coloured seaglass in elegant waves and some of them feature sea pottery. A new addition, and one which appears to work well as my second sale of the day was lovely small seaglass and sea pottery bowl.

So, from breeze block chippings all over the floor to glass shards. It took a while, but I got there.
Don't suppose scoring the winner for Liverpool at The Kop end will ever come true but then, you can't have everything. One dream at a time...