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Because the hall doesn’t get a lot of natural light, the windows were kept quite light and simple. There is some sandblasting to slightly obscure the view in. 333mm x 999mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/front-door-st-albans-interior https://images.on-this.website/27424_5068766515f6cb68b4d896.jpgFront door, St. Albans The panels in this front door were designed to prevent people walking past from looking straight into the client's living room, as well as being a decorative feature. Using sandblasted flashed glass, elements of the design move across the individual panels. https://www.itsablast.co.uk/fan-light https://images.on-this.website/27424_17586407155f6cba6b36570.jpgFan light For the fan light above this front door, four different colours and types of glass were used and decorated. From left to right: orange textured glass with sandblasting on both sides to give a 3D effect; golden yellow on clear flashed glass, sandblasted to clear and frosted finishes; yellow waterfalls, painted and scribed; orange on clear flashed glass, sandblasted to clear. https://www.itsablast.co.uk/cloakroom-window-two https://images.on-this.website/27424_5225966815f6a223441d1b.jpgCloakroom window (2) This window is between the downstairs cloakroom and entrance lobby and the clients wanted the window to obscure the view into the cloakroom, whilst still allowing light in from the glass-roofed lobby. This was achieved by placing more of the colour and decoration at the bottom of the window, with more of the clear textured glass towards the top. The [url=http://blast.photium.com/cloakroom-window-and-mirror]mirror[/url] was designed to complement the window. The glass is decorated with sandblasting and kiln-fired paintwork. Window 400mm x 839mm Mirror 890mm x 735mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/oak-front-door https://images.on-this.website/27424_7011117545f6cbea868897.jpgOak front door These four, small, panels were designed to slightly obscure the view in and to be quite simple. The colours reflect the garden beyond the door. Overall size 350mm x 430mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/front-door-st-albans https://images.on-this.website/27424_5211065865b0bc4be325fc.jpgFront door, St. Albans The panels in this front door were designed to prevent people walking past from looking straight into the client's living room, as well as being a decorative feature. Using sandblasted flashed glass, elements of the design move across the individual panels. https://www.itsablast.co.uk/thatched-cottage-window https://images.on-this.website/27424_5217469595f6a1c78eed24.jpgThatched cottage This was commissioned to fill a small window in a thatched cottage which looked out onto a neighbour's garden. I chose the colours to reflect the decor in the room, but kept the design simple to fit in. The handmade and flashed glass is decorated with sandblasting and gilding. 285mm x 310mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/chapel-window https://images.on-this.website/27424_10022782045f6a1b6124a7a.jpgChapel window This window was commissioned by a catholic school in North London, to go into their new chapel. There was a very short timescale as the window had to be installed ready for the visit of Cardinal Vincent Nichols, at which he opened and blessed the new chapel and school library. I worked on this commission with Marilyn Andreetti, who did all the paintwork on the glass. The school asked for local landmarks to be incorporated into the window, as well as the London skyline, which I sandblasted onto purple/clear flashed glass. Overall size 1200mm x 1200mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/patchwork-panel https://images.on-this.website/27424_20597924845f539a670f853.jpgPatchwork panel This is part of the first panel in a new series of work. The coloured pieces of flashed glass are sandblasted and kiln-polished. These are interspersed with pieces of clear textured glass. 260mm x 300mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/arched-doors https://images.on-this.website/27424_2723043125f6cbba836b57.jpgArched doors These ten panels were commissioned to fit into a new pair of oak doors between the clients’ living room and kitchen. The colours were chosen to complement the decor in both rooms. Most of the glass is in lighter shades to allow as much light as possible into the living room. The panels feature sandblasted flashed glass, antique glass and bevels. Overall size 1200mm x 1500mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/vermont-winter https://images.on-this.website/27424_79088423656ffcaf742b58.jpgVermont winter This panel was made for a winter home in Vermont. Different types of clear textured glass, with a limited palette of colour in the central part of the panel make the most of the sparkling snow outside the window. 280mm x 330mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/medieval-window https://images.on-this.website/27424_15485683395f6a1e62dcf35.jpgMedieval window The client asked me to design and make a panel to be used as an interior window between two rooms using the jewel-like colours of medieval church windows but in a contemporary style. Flashed, hand-made and bevelled glass is used and the panel is decorated with sandblasting, kiln-fired paint, plating and gilding. 380mm x 380mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/green-bathroom-mirror https://images.on-this.website/27424_4376307645f6cbfd89bdbc.jpgGreen bathroom mirror This large mirror, in clear textured glass and shades of green, provides the only colour and decorative feature in an otherwise plain white bathroom. Some of the glass is decorated with sandblasting, gilding and kiln-fired paint. 690mm x 790mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/nokia-uk-headquarters https://images.on-this.website/27424_17733223615f54ead6248b1.jpgNokia UK Headquarters This wallpiece was commissioned by Nokia for the reception area in their UK Headquarters. Each floor in the building has a theme: Rivers and oceans; Deserts; Mountain ranges - the colours of the back three panels were chosen to reflect these themes. I selected the glass for its colour and textures and it graduates from dark to light as you move up each panel. An oval sheet of clear glass, sandblasted with a map of the world, overlays the panels. Overall size 1000 x 1200mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/scout-association https://images.on-this.website/27424_21114180585f53941c5341d.jpgThe Scout Association This window was commissioned by The Scout Association to celebrate the Centenary of Scouting in 2007. The window is one of several stained glass windows, both old and modern, in the 18th & 19th Century headquarters of The Scout Association at Gilwell Park. The brief was to keep the window simple, but to use the Centenary ‘flying dove’ symbol. I also incorporated other elements of the Centenary logo, as well as the Scout trefoil. The colours used are the blue and yellow from the Centenary logo, plus the Scout purple. 422mm x 657mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/corona-order https://images.on-this.website/27424_26849347564cbc52ff40ba.jpgCorona (Order) This is one of a pair of panels inspired by the images we see everywhere of the coronavirus and represents the relative order the world seems to be returning to following the chaos of 2020. It is a companion piece to the Corona (Chaos) panel. The circular pieces of glass in this panel are made using a very special and expensive glass called ‘flashed’ glass - which is clear glass with a thin ‘flash’ of another colour fused on top. I applied an adhesive resist to each piece of glass before handcutting each circle, and then sandblasted away some of the top flashed layer of glass to expose the clear glass below. The glass was then fired in the kiln to make the sandblasted areas shiny again. The panel is copper foiled with a leaded frame. This panel won a Bronze Medal in the 2021 Sixth Craft Glass Creation & Design International Competition. 300 x 300mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/boston-kitchen-three https://images.on-this.website/27424_12273227095704cc4910805.jpgBoston kitchen As part of the renovation of her house in Boston, USA, the client installed a new kitchen and asked me to design the glass to go into the kitchen cabinets. As the worktops were to be dark grey granite and the wall tiles a grey-green glass, I chose a pale grey glass with a hammered finish for the cabinets. I deeply sandblasted a simple squares design onto the glass. Each piece of glass was sandblasted with a slightly different design to give variety and interest. The glass looks quite different, depending on whether the backlighting is switched on or off. https://www.itsablast.co.uk/front-door-cambridge-detail https://images.on-this.website/27424_7879766825f6cb6325abd5.jpgFront door, Cambridge This front door was designed to take advantage of the sunny front wall of the house, while still allowing plenty of light into the dark, narrow hallway. The decoration on the panel obscures the view in, and elements of the asymmetrical design move from one panel over to the other. The house number is handcut and sandblasted onto flashed glass. Overall size approx 840mm x 1400mm. https://www.itsablast.co.uk/miniature-panels https://images.on-this.website/27424_12145338645f539ff3109c5.jpgMiniature panels These panels were commissioned for an arched window between the main house and conservatory. Flashed, handmade and bevelled glass is used. The glass is decorated with sandblasting, kiln-fired paint, plating, gilding and false leading. Each panel measures 100mm x 430mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/flints-door https://images.on-this.website/27424_15626487615f6cb73ccfb4b.jpgFlints door The brief for these four panels was that they should obscure the view by people walking past the house. I chose to echo the flint wall directly across the road with this sandblasted pebble design. Overall size 450mm x 600mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/1960s-flat-bright https://images.on-this.website/27424_7457139365f6a2160c13c6.jpg1960s flat (bright) This is one of a set of eight panels commissioned for a 1960s flat in London. This bright panel is fitted above one of the five interior doors. The panels feature sandblasting, kiln-fired paintwork, gilding, false leading and plating. Various sizes, approx 235mm x 625mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/falling-leaves-window https://images.on-this.website/27424_129807021056ffb497e4195.jpgFalling leaves This is one of a pair of tall windows, either side of the front door. The clients wanted decorative glass panels to replace existing clear textured double-glazed units. The hall is North-facing and they did not want to restrict the light coming into the hall. These panels are sandblasted with a pattern of falling sycamore leaves on the three long pieces of glass. The rest of the glass is a selection of clear textured glass. Each window measures 500mm x 2000mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/victorian-front-door https://images.on-this.website/27424_17322233505f6cbe419ace1.jpgVictorian front door This long, narrow, panel was commissioned to go above the front door in a Victorian house. The hall is quite dark as the canopy on the outside porch restricts the light coming in. The colours were chosen to reflect the decor in the hall and living room, to bring warmth to the hall and to provide a decorative feature. 165mm x 1080mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/garden-hangings https://images.on-this.website/27424_15030526145f6cc3cc159c5.jpgGarden hangings These pieces were made to hang outside in the client's sunny patio garden. They incorporate a mix of coloured, textured and flashed glass. The flashed glass has a handcut and sandblasted leaf design. 100mm x 500m https://www.itsablast.co.uk/cloakroom-window-and-mirror https://images.on-this.website/27424_12971392565f6cc05062664.jpgCloakroom mirror This mirror was designed to complement the [url=http://blast.photium.com/photo27037544.html]window[/url] between the downstairs cloakroom and entrance lobby. The glass is decorated with sandblasting and kiln-fired paintwork. Mirror 890mm x 735mm Window 400mm x 839mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/1960s-flat-black-white https://images.on-this.website/27424_4808589225f6a20f472033.jpg1960s flat (B&W) These are part of a set of eight panels commissioned for a 1960s flat in London. These two monochromatic panels hang in the lower part of the living room windows. The other panels went into the front door and above the five interior doors. The panels feature sandblasting, kiln-fired paintwork, gilding, false leading and plating. Various sizes, approx 235mm x 625mm Front door panel 223mm x 1033mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/corona-chaos https://images.on-this.website/27424_125842586864cbc45f557b7.jpgCorona (Chaos) This is one of a pair of panels inspired by the images we see everywhere of the coronavirus and represents the chaos the world appeared to be in during much of 2020. It is a companion piece to the Corona (Order) panel. The circular pieces of glass in this panel were made using a very special and expensive glass called ‘flashed’ glass - which is clear glass with a thin ‘flash’ of another colour fused on top. I applied an adhesive resist to each piece of glass before handcutting each circle, and then sandblasted away some of the top flashed layer of glass to expose the clear glass below. The glass was then fired in the kiln to make the sandblasted areas shiny again. The panel is copper foiled with a leaded frame. This panel won the Selected Work Medal in the 2021 Sixth Craft Glass Creation & Design International Competition. 300 x 300mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/stable-door https://images.on-this.website/27424_4025411555f6cb7bad6249.jpgStable door This small window is glazed into a stable door leading from the client's kitchen to the garden. The colours were chosen to reflect the sage green and cream paintwork in the kitchen and the cranberry Aga. The glass is decorated with sandblasting, kiln-fired paint and gilding. 260mm x 350mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/blue-cloakroom-mirror https://images.on-this.website/27424_20563207575f6cc1beb1566.jpgBlue cloakroom mirror The client asked me to make a mirror to fit an alcove formed by the bricking-in of an external window. The aim was to relect some light and provide a point of interest in the room. The colours were chosen to complement the colour scheme in the cloakroom. 460mm x 840mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/front-door-cambridge https://images.on-this.website/27424_14629578955f6cb56644c75.jpgFront door, Cambridge This front door was designed to take advantage of the sunny front wall of the house, while still allowing plenty of light into the dark, narrow hallway. The decoration on the panel obscures the view in, and elements of the asymmetrical design move from one panel over to the other. The house number is handcut and sandblasted onto flashed glass. Overall size approx 840mm x 1400mm. https://www.itsablast.co.uk/hall-mirror https://images.on-this.website/27424_11552424545f6cc08a500e4.jpgHall mirror The client asked me to design a mirror for their hall. It is in clear textured glass and shades of yellow and orange. Some of the glass is decorated with sandblasting, gilding and kiln-fired paint. 690mm x 790mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/landing-window https://images.on-this.website/27424_182414837856ffb4aba8071.jpgLanding window This is one of a set of four windows which were commissioned as new windows in one wall of a Victorian house. All the windows used the same basic design and colours, with a traditional-style border. The windows were fixed, with beading, on the inner face of double-glazed units. This window is on the upper landing and uses a large bevelled centre piece to refract the light. 600mm x 1000mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/eileen-main https://images.on-this.website/27424_16591633064cbc5c95bcd8.jpgRunner This piece was inspired by a fabric table runner the client owns. Each of the squares in this panel is sandblasted and kiln-polished flashed glass, inspired by the patterns on the runner. 250 x 250mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/framed-panel https://images.on-this.website/27424_135795605f539de1772aa.jpgFramed cranberry panel This panel is a replica of the Stable door window, in a freestanding wooden frame. The glass is decorated with sandblasting, kiln-fired paint and gilding. This panel was made for the 20th Anniversary Exhibition of the Design & Artists Copyright Society at the Mall Galleries, London. 330mm x 480mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/red-front-door https://images.on-this.website/27424_82994145056f95763067e5.jpgRed front door These two panels were made to fit behind the double glazed units in the front door. They are richly decorated with sandblasting, kiln-fired paint, plating, gilding, bevels and false leading. During the day, the panels bring coloured light into the hall and at night, when the interior light is on in the hall, the panels present a glowing, graphic display to passers-by. Each panel measures 280mm x 1005mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/internal-door https://images.on-this.website/27424_19486296125f6cb7fc63728.jpgInternal door This panel was commissioned to fit into a reclaimed door between the hall and kitchen. The client asked for "Christmas colours", hence the red and green glass with gilded areas of 24 carat gold. The door also features sandblasted flashed glass, gilding, plating and false leading. Overall size 900mm x 770mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/cruising-association-pennant https://images.on-this.website/27424_18475053085f92d0322b127.jpgCA pennant https://www.itsablast.co.uk/brown-hall-mirror https://images.on-this.website/27424_13616482755f6cc01e8220e.jpgBrown hall mirror The client asked me to design a "quietly complicated mirror" to complement the colours of a particular room. Flashed and handmade glass is used. Although some of the glass is decorated with sandblasting, painting and gilding, much of the effect comes from the use of textured glass. 600mm x 800mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/blue-panel https://images.on-this.website/27424_9011018945704e9120d135.jpgFlashed blue panel The top section of this panel features sandblasted and kiln-polished royal blue on turquoise flashed glass. Other areas are painted, fired and sandblasted. 180mm x 550mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/kitchen-cabinets-copperfoiled-one https://images.on-this.website/27424_21310250835704ef1d09b8d.jpgKitchen cabinets The glass for these kitchen cabinets was chosen to reflect the colours of four small lightshades hanging over the breakfast bar. The glass was copperfoiled, rather than leaded, to enhance the wave effect of the pattern. https://www.itsablast.co.uk/sycamore-leaves-hanging https://images.on-this.website/27424_11727458535f6cc4a6c6db6.jpgSycamore leaves hanging This is a sandblasted panel made to hang in a garden and features sandblasted sycamore leaves on streaky green flashed glass. 100mm x 500mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/cloakroom-window-one https://images.on-this.website/27424_12065667155f6a1d2509f35.jpgCloakroom window (Nepal) This client wanted a richly decorated window based around the colours which she had used to decorate the cloakroom, which were themselves inspired by her travels in Nepal. The glass is decorated with sandblasting, paintwork, bevels and gilding. I made two panels to fit into the existing window and the design flows from the top panel into the one below. 472mm x 912mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/landing-windows https://images.on-this.website/27424_9295911855f537a00d8453.jpgLanding windows These three windows were commissioned for the landing window in a modern house. The client wanted the design to reflect a picture of silver birch trees in autumn which is hung in the hall. Each window measures 345mm x 433mm. https://www.itsablast.co.uk/anniversary-panel https://images.on-this.website/27424_139099225257cbf74162323.jpgAnniversary panel This panel was made to commemorate a 25th anniversary and features a central panel of sandblasted & kiln-polished flashed glass. Different textured clear glass is used for the wide border. 226mm x 238mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/kitchen-cabinets-copperfoiled-two https://images.on-this.website/27424_14473174575704ef1726efc.jpg https://www.itsablast.co.uk/boston-kitchen-one https://images.on-this.website/27424_4791636575704d0e1d7734.jpg https://www.itsablast.co.uk/black-white https://images.on-this.website/27424_2846085715f539f02d6ee1.jpgBlack & white This pair of panels features sandblasted black on clear glass and kiln-fired paint. Shown here in The Honest Cabbage restaurant, Bermondsey, London. Each measures 120mm x 920mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/garden-feature https://images.on-this.website/27424_1290230725f6cc39463fa2.jpgGarden feature This streaky flashed glass with sandblasted leaves hangs on an iron frame and sways gently in the breeze. Glass size 210mm x 210mm; overall height 1270mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/red-panel-detail https://images.on-this.website/27424_19537874185704e93545244.jpgRed panel (detail) This shows some of the detail of a large panel, featuring sandblasting, kiln-fired paint, gilding, plating and false leading. https://www.itsablast.co.uk/boston-kitchen-two https://images.on-this.website/27424_14930409845704d0dda105a.jpg https://www.itsablast.co.uk/bathroom-door https://images.on-this.website/27424_6622740495f6cbd9f27181.jpgBathroom door A very simple design was used for this bathroom door, using different types of mainly clear textured glass. 300mm x 450mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/1960s-flat-door https://images.on-this.website/27424_18172401505f6cbdec50f73.jpg1960s flat (door) This is a very narrow panel made for the front door of a 1960s London flat. It was designed to let light in at the top, but obscure the view in at the bottom. Photos of the other panels I made for this flat are [url=http://blast.photium.com/1960s-flat]here.[/url] 223mm x 1033mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/sweetheart-panel https://images.on-this.website/27424_1856820534620d1d2f39fdc.jpgSweetheart panel Long-time clients commissioned me to make a panel based on the Sweetheart driftwood horse they have in their garden. Due to the relatively small size of the panel, I chose to make the design quite simple and use the streaky glass to emphasise the muscles in the horse. 310 x 445mm https://www.itsablast.co.uk/wedding-panel https://images.on-this.website/27424_64221840759897ddf258a7.jpgWedding panel This panel was commissioned as a wedding present & is decorated with sandblasted hearts. Some of the glass is flashed, which gives the two-colour effects. I usually make this panel in bright colours, but was asked to use blues & greens for this particular commission. 225mm square https://www.itsablast.co.uk/civil-partnership-panel https://images.on-this.website/27424_13022094205f539cb80ca77.jpgCivil Partnership This small panel was made to commemorate a Civil Partnership. It is sandblasted and kiln-polished. [i]Available to order and can be made in different colours.[/i] 100mm square