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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...
Amy McCarthy
Feb 12, 20131 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...
Amy McCarthy
Nov 18, 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...
Amy McCarthy
Nov 13, 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...
Amy McCarthy
Oct 21, 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...
Amy McCarthy
Sep 23, 20121 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,...
Amy McCarthy
Sep 20, 20122 min read


experimenting with recycled glass frit
There is still lots of time to come and visit me at Open Studios, please click here for dates and times. This slideshow requires...
Amy McCarthy
Sep 14, 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...
Amy McCarthy
Sep 13, 20121 min read


My tree has turned into a monster, but you can still add your wishes to it!
Anyway, it really doesn’t look like a tree any more; more like a Fraggle Rock monster! But it is now safely erected in my garden, wishes...
Amy McCarthy
Sep 2, 20121 min read


An awful lot of wishes
Literally hundreds of wishes have been tied to my tree, at least 4 pairs of curtains, an old double duvet cover and goodness knows what...
Amy McCarthy
Aug 11, 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...
Amy McCarthy
Jul 25, 20121 min read


Beautiful day for installing a wishing tree!
The idea behind the tree came from a real tree I saw whilst on honeymoon in Cyprus that was festooned with ribbons, rags, trinkets and...
Amy McCarthy
Jul 23, 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...
Amy McCarthy
Jul 19, 20121 min read


2 months is a long time in blog land!
Some of it has been taken up with joining the writing team at UKHandmade where I am now writing the craft profiles section, which is...
Amy McCarthy
Jul 14, 20122 min read


New experiments: stained glass and kiln fired photo transfers
OrganicARTS Open Studios Art Trail in September and I am hoping to do some collaborative photographic/glass designs with local...
Amy McCarthy
May 4, 20121 min read


Ground up glass experiments
This slideshow requires JavaScript. #makingmaterials #contemporaryglassart #paintingwithglass #recycledart #environmentalart #Exeter...
Amy McCarthy
Apr 25, 20121 min read


My lovely love birds make excellent wedding gifts!
This slideshow requires JavaScript. #BirdCage #personalisedweddinggift #art #paint #lead #affordablegifts #vintageinspired #birds...
Amy McCarthy
Apr 11, 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...
Amy McCarthy
Mar 19, 20121 min read


Spring Exhibition Hung and Open!
I have entered 2 pieces, Scorhill Stone Circle and Boats on the Estuary and they are hanging in the sunny atrium windows. This slideshow...
Amy McCarthy
Mar 13, 20121 min read


First finished photographic printed stained glass panel!
#experimental #seaside #BritishCoast #sea #experimenting #teasels #grasses #coastline #Branscombe #stainedglass #photographicprint...
Amy McCarthy
Mar 11, 20121 min read
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