glasswork

While hot glass remains the focus of my practice, recent work has included other techniques such as casting. A selection of pieces are below. Some are for sale: do contact me for information: info@shelleyjames.co.uk

	Matrix Hot glass, June 2011, blown by Simon Moore and James Devereux This is one of series, a development of my research into the way the brain makes sense of the information it receives from the eye. Read More...
	Ophthalmic Imaging Association commission 5 Nov 2010 For the second consecutive year, I have been invited to make the gift for the keynote speaker at this prestigious annual event. This piece was blown by Sonja Klingler assisted by KT Tun in the Frome....... Read More...
	Gyrus 1 Hot glass and transfer blown by Sonja Klingler, 2009 This piece was inspired by the rich folds (or Gyrus) of the grey matter of the brain where decisions are made: broad bands of printed glass carrying the words ‘yes, no’ loop around inside a folded Read More...
	Lacuna Hot glass and transfer print, blown by James Devereux, October 2010 - ongoing This is a series of globes exploring the way that prints on glass create wonderful optical illusions through reflection and refraction, creating apparently complete images that do not actually exist Read More...
	Degeneration 1 Cast glass and copper wire, May 2009 The light-sensitive rods and cones float gently on a layer of tissue that provides nutrients and carries away the waste products from the chemical reactions involved in transforming light into the Read More...
	Faith Hot glass, transfer print and silver foil, blown by Sonja Klingler, May 2010 This is one of a series that I am working on at present looking at the placebo effect. Read More...
	Lesion Hot glass and industrial graining beads, blown by Louis Thompson This piece suggests the flow of signals from each eye travelling along the optic nerve, crossing and dividing at the optic chiasm before re-assembly in the visual cortex at the back of the brain. Read More...
	Life Force 1 Hot glass, blown by Louis Thompson, 2007 This was a commission for a private collector based in Bejing, China to celebrate the birth of his first child. Read More...
	Iris 1 Hot glass, ceramic transfer print, etched copper, blown by Jim Maskrey 2006 This piece represents the interplay between the different ‘transport’ systems within the eye. Read More...
	Power Deviation Hot glass, transfer print and copper inclusions, blown by James Maskrey 2006 This piece suggests the structure of the eye as it may be seen by a surgeon, looking through the window of the iris to the rich patterns of the retinal tissue beyond. Read More...
	After Eckman II Hot glass and ceramic transfer print, blown by James Maskrey, 2005 This piece is inspired by the work of the psychologist Paul Eckman. Read More...
	Snellen chart Hot glass, ceramic transfer and copper, blown by Jim Maskrey 2005 This piece was inspired by my early experience of eye tests, staring watery-eyed at a jumble of apparently random diminishing letters trying to respond to the repeated question ‘is that sharper now?’. Read More...