Clare Gaylard Glass

Lampwork Glass, Jewellery and Wearable Art, created by me: Clare Gaylard in my Suffolk studio.

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Exploring and telling stories. Celebrating colour, pattern, light and the beauty of the small.

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Foraging

Posted by cmgaylard on July 17, 2021 at 1:40 PM

Foraging on the beach, hoping it’s fennel and not some deadly look-alike.

Waves

Posted by cmgaylard on July 17, 2021 at 1:40 PM

Rolling Waves, buoyant and blue, glass ring at The Longshed Woodbridge Riverside Trust with Suffolk Craft Society this July.

Roman Tomb

Posted by cmgaylard on July 17, 2021 at 1:35 PM

Throwback Thursday: Roman Tomb #glass - reading articles about excavations and seeing wonderful artefacts laid out in museum cases as a child. Getting my studio sorted out for workshops and easily distracted. A story shelved for something else but with possibilities.

Moon Daisies

Posted by cmgaylard on July 17, 2021 at 1:20 PM

I always knew these as Marguerite but a friend calls them Moon Daisies and that’s very pretty too, they are everywhere this year.

Pine Cone

Posted by cmgaylard on July 17, 2021 at 1:20 PM

Winter-found pine cone in an expansive summer mood. Wondering how much nest, stones and shells I need to move in order for more folks to eat outside. Excited at the prospect of visits from various branches of close family I realise we haven’t seen in person for around two years. Hoping there are other (cautious) and happy catch-ups going on for everyone!

Necklace

Posted by cmgaylard on July 17, 2021 at 1:15 PM

Fossil necklace with faceted chunks of #glass beads that shift and click like ice cubes. Made for The Longshed with the Suffolk Craft Society this July.

Fossil Hunting?

Posted by cmgaylard on July 17, 2021 at 1:15 PM

Find my #glass at The Longshed with Suffolk Craft Society until 25th July. I make different sizes of a ring when I come to a design I really enjoy. Since I’m working with striking glass and silver leaf, each one yields shifting highlights and subtle differences. Find an article about my processes in this summer’s edition of About Fram.

Deep Waters and Rolling Waves

Posted by cmgaylard on July 17, 2021 at 1:10 PM

Small Blue Thing

Posted by cmgaylard on July 17, 2021 at 1:10 PM

Sea

Posted by cmgaylard on July 17, 2021 at 1:05 PM

An old sketch that flatlined but seems to work well with my current work - a long term love of circles and spirals, and the good fortune to be near the sea.

About Design

Posted by cmgaylard on July 17, 2021 at 1:05 PM

Delighted to be featured in the About Design article in this special, Suffolk magazine and e-newsletter https://aboutmedia.co.uk/aboutfram/

SCS Exhibition

Posted by cmgaylard on July 17, 2021 at 1:00 PM

Two full days of hanging (plus one day of wrangling display up the stairs which I wasn’t around for) and the Suffolk Craft Society exhibition at The Longshed in Woodbridge is up and looking fine. It’s been fascinating to see the work on the longboat going on below us and handling so much beautiful work. Opening today and running until 26th July - well worth a visit, the river Deben a stones throw away and Su...

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Hidden Depths

Posted by cmgaylard on July 17, 2021 at 12:55 PM

Deconstructed totem.

The Longshed

Posted by cmgaylard on July 17, 2021 at 12:45 PM

A detail of the magnificent replica of the Sutton Hoo Viking Burial ship being built below us as we get ready for Suffolk Craft Society’s next exhibition at The Longshed gallery. This is my third #glass #fossil and seashore totem: Hidden Depths along with three small vessels for minute treasures, some of my work for the show.

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