Installation Day at Torbay Hospital
Almost a year to the day since I was commissioned by Hospital Rooms to create a 2m x 1m stained glass window for the dining room of the...
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Amy McCarthy
Mar 10, 20151 min read
Stained Glass Fish Window for a Bathroom
#lead #purple #traditionaltechnques #stainedglasspanel #sea #shoal #AmyMccarthy #httpfolksycomshopsamyorangejuice #blue #underwater...
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Amy McCarthy
Dec 9, 20141 min read
Where to find me this Christmas
I have been really busy getting ready for all the Christmas exhibitions and shows and now they are all up and running. You can find me at...
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Amy McCarthy
Aug 27, 20141 min read
A Loo with a view
Really pleased to have got my latest commission installed into its home in the downstairs toilet in a lovely late Georgian house in...
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Amy McCarthy
Apr 25, 20144 min read
Exeter Community Centre Multi-Sensory Window Commission
This slideshow requires JavaScript. A y Exeter Community Centre on St David’s Hill, Exeter. Below is the full explanation of what on...
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Amy McCarthy
Jun 12, 20131 min read
Past Present Future Project
Really pleased to formally announce I have been chosen as one of the artists commissioned to make a piece of art as part of the Exeter...
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Amy McCarthy
Mar 7, 20131 min read
Preparing for Exeter Open Studios 2013
Its only a couple of weeks until Exeter Open Studios 2013 and my studio is a slightly frantic hive of activity! The big clear out...
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Amy McCarthy
Feb 12, 20131 min read
Pretty glass scraps looking for a good home!
glass pieces up for grabs! VALENTINE GIVE AWAY!!! I have lots of pretty hand painted glass scraps up for grabs for anyone who might have...
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Amy McCarthy
Nov 18, 20121 min read
Four little birds to give away!
handmade glass birds I have had these little fella’s hanging around in my studio for ages, they are lovely, but a bit too delicate to...
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Amy McCarthy
Nov 13, 20121 min read
Autumnal inspiration
autumn leaves, acer Autumn is such an inspirational season for me; I am fresh back to work after the summer holidays with the kids and I...
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Amy McCarthy
Oct 21, 20121 min read
Mezzanine Mountain Window
The panel gets lots of natural and artificial light at different times of day/night and will hopefully be dramatic in a totally different...
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Amy McCarthy
Sep 23, 20121 min read
Open Studios ends with a deluge of rain!
My studio can go back to being my own private little space again now for another year! Thanks for everyone who helped me advertise my...
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Amy McCarthy
Sep 20, 20122 min read
Finished pieces, new commissions and small rewards
My acid etched Islamic inspired panel is leaded up and waiting to be cemented and I have cut the glass for a new fish geometric panel,...
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Amy McCarthy
Sep 13, 20121 min read
Cementing and Soldering Stained Glass
Open studios rumbles along and I have spent my day cementing and soldering. My acid etched panel is coming on nicely, the patterns have...
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Amy McCarthy
Jul 25, 20121 min read
Stained Glass Window for a Green House
birthday present stained glass panel Not just any green house a lovely wooden bespoke Grow House for the surprise Birthday present of the...
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Amy McCarthy
Jul 19, 20121 min read
Little me in a lovely big exhibition!
I dived into the private view of Gloss Gallery’s new exhibition Coast and Country as I am exhibiting with them! It was heaving with...
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Amy McCarthy
Apr 25, 20121 min read
Ground up glass experiments
This slideshow requires JavaScript. #makingmaterials #contemporaryglassart #paintingwithglass #recycledart #environmentalart #Exeter...
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Amy McCarthy
Apr 11, 20121 min read
My lovely love birds make excellent wedding gifts!
This slideshow requires JavaScript. #BirdCage #personalisedweddinggift #art #paint #lead #affordablegifts #vintageinspired #birds...
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Amy McCarthy
Mar 19, 20121 min read
A new glass design! But how to sell it?
This slideshow requires JavaScript. #name #folk #personalised #gift #folkstyle #weddingpresent #lady #woman #personalisedname #childsname...
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Amy McCarthy
Nov 7, 20111 min read
Art for Charity’s sake
It took me 5 and a half hours but I eventually hung 80 recycled fused glass raindrops from the afore mentioned mosaic cloud; made from an...
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