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Welcome to Glasswings.

If you are interested in a commision please bare in mind I am based in East Devon.

This panel design is a section from a longer story board of the Gospel form the Bible. The glass is painted and leaded.

This is a large panel made for St. Mary's church in Bridgend, Wales. The glass is traditionally stained, painted and leaded. The subject is Jesus as the Good Shepherd laying his life down for the sheep (his people).

This panel is a sample for Swansea library using enamel paints symbolising the flow of creative learning.

This panel was inspired by birds in flight along an estuary (price guide - £75)

This is a commision for a house in Bristol above a bathroom door. My client wanted to have hidden fishes, darting in the design-I loved creating this sense of mystery within the design. I think it added something; giving the impression of moving light within the glass, a spacial depth. (Guide Price £550)

The Good Shepherd

Coloured Glass, Paint and Lead
250mm x 250mm

This sample panel is taken from a design intended to replace east facing church window in St Mary's church,Wales. The theme of this commission was chosen to fit in with the rural situation of the church and the surrounding farming community. The good shepherd theme originates from Bible scripture in John's gospel and the Psalms.

"I am the good shepherd who is willing to die for the sheep ... there are other sheep which belong to me that are not in the sheep fold. I must bring them, too; they will listen to my voice, and they will become one flock with one shepherd. The father loves me because I am willing to give up my life, in order that I may receive it back again. No one takes my life from me. I give it up of my own free will."
John 10v11,16-18 (GNB)

Patience

Coloured Glass, Paint and Lead
1: 250mm x 250mm
2: 600mm x 400mm




These two sample panels are part of a large glass wall designed to separate the cafeteria of Leeds city art gallery from the gallery space itself.
The theme is the ongoing process of creativity. This serves as background scenery as people are relaxing, drinking their coffee in the cafeteria.
As natural light is limited, I have used pastel colours, fluid lead lines and reflective grooves in the glass.

A Bit of Background to My Work

I became first interested in glass at college through vacuum forming transparent plastics - it was thought the project would better in glass.I was drawn to the use of colour, space and movement in and around the layers of plastic. I subsequently wrote a study about how myth was evident in three works of art; one of which was a John Piper window at Coventry Cathedral. At the end of my A-levels, I decided to continue my interest in decorative glass in architecture by enrolling on a degree course in architectural glass in Swansea, Wales. I found that my interest in light as a natural source, was the inspiration for my designs and understanding of glass. It can be decorated in such ways to control the movement of light, the intensity of colour, and the projection of image and form in an architectural space.Over the years I have visited many great Cathedrals and beautiful small chapels; I have been often taken aback by the influence glass windows have in the space; hour by hour, and also season by season as the sunlight changes. The quality of light is different, for example, to a climate that doesn't have seasons.
As my work develops, I hope to be increasingly sensitive to the influence controlled light has in an architectural space.
Please contact me if you would like to join me on this journey in some way: a commission, exhibition or simply an email: bailey.debs@gmail.com