Clare Gaylard Art Glass 

Cloud pendant with a hole to see the world through.

Sketchbook page with Cocoon and Caddisfly case silvered-glass vessels.

I appear to have missed AN ENTIRE FIELD OF SUNFLOWERS blooming behind my studio. I got the last one standing and a blue sky today though.

September, Suffolk sky and glass etched Cloud ring with translucent raindrop counterpoise. Sculpted entirely in the flame. Take the weather with you.

Magic on the River Deben. Felixstowe Docks looking like the riviera, and the blue sphere of the boat compass putting me in mind of my Little World pins.

The sloes have NEVER been this abundant, I'm told it's warning of a harsh winter, presumably with the consolation of quality Sloe Gin.

‘Understand that thou art a second little world and that the sun and the moon are within thee, and also the stars.’ Origen. Little World glass lapel pins.

Well that’s the SCS Pop-ups over and a big thank you to everyone who came by to visit and support is at what was a very scaled-down event from our usual Summer Exhibition. It felt like a bit of a triumph given the challenges of this year and was lovely to catch up with peers and visitors. This was on the evening we closed, seagulls not being unsettling at all...

Feeling pretty autumnal around here now... Ladybirds like set-jewels.

It's a bit of a trolley-dash doing set-up from scratch in an untested format and opening the same day. It is for me anyway as I'm trying to create an atmosphere around my work that will encourage leaning-in and looking at fine detail. Fixing lights unobtrusively (!) and working round unexpected corners, lightsources or angles. Then trying to make sure the prices don't overwhelm the items.... Then imagine every other Maker also cherishing their work as though it were a Holy Grail and trying to do the same.  

Moth and Cocoon figures among my favourites sold.

A person with glorious knee-length hair (probably a princess) came into the gallery and deftly secured it with only two hairsticks doing full justice to them on both practical AND aesthetic terms. Thanks for the photos Eleanor if you see this, enjoy them!

Until Weds 26th August.

I'm afraid my blog is a bit of a poor relation now that it's the only format I can't operate by mobile phone. I'm on Instagram and Facebook with ease and regularly - but have sudden information drops of several posts at once here. I'm back from setting up at the Peter Pears Gallery with six other SCS Peers in Aldeburgh. We will be in the gallery until next Weds evening and it's looking pretty good. So is the sea, Covid measures in place. 

Cumulous, stratus, nimbus, cirrus, noctilucent... Cloud hairsticks heading to Week Three of the Suffolk Craft Society Pop-ups in Aldeburgh, opening this Friday.