Location: Stone, Staffordshire
Art Medium: Glass
Elizabeth Welchs’ work is greatly inspired by nature, with bees being of personal significance to her as her mother always used to keep them. This has left her with a fascination for the busy workers that she has let blossom into her work.
Each piece is carefully created by hand using borosilicate glass - a hard glass mainly used in scientific and functional applications due to its strength and durability. Rods of the glass are then melted using a surface mix oxygen and propane torch to create colourful, quirky creatures and sculptures. Colour is given by using various different metal oxides - in particular, silver, gold, and germanium.
One of Elizabeth Welch’s intricate borosilicate glass sculptures. Using coloured glass rods melted in an oxygen-propane flame, she builds each piece by hand, layering opaque and transparent glass for a distinct style. Each sculpture is kiln-annealed for durability and combines simple shapes with fine details, resulting in unique, contemporary pieces.
Dimensions*
Height: 4cm
Length: 11cm
Width: 2cm
*Measured by hand; please allow for error.
Elizabeth Welch’s intricate borosilicate glass sculptures of animals, focus on birds, insects, and marine life. Using coloured glass rods melted in an oxygen-propane flame, she builds each piece by hand, layering opaque and transparent glass for a distinct style. Each sculpture is kiln-annealed for durability and combines simple shapes with fine details, resulting in unique, contemporary pieces.
Dimensions*
Height: 8cm
Length: 9cm
Width: 5cm
*Measured by hand; please allow for error.