Stained glass work & courses This summer has flown by with so much going on. I have have done a tremendous amount of work for myself this year in and out of the studio. My personal work is as important as my commissions as it all becomes connected through line work, design and paint. I am currently working on three windows for a private commission, the clients love foxgloves and I am eager to do the flowers in glass painting. Some projects take longer than others depending on so many … [Read more...]
May blooms into summertime
Hello to all fellow creatives in the southern and northern hemispheres I hope you are well. This past year has been full of surprises, so I have had to slow down and take stock. I had an immune system health problem which took me by storm and therefore I have had to change my lifestyle completely. I am sure many people have these personal health issues for which we must change our way of thinking, working, foods, lifestyle to change ourselves for the better. Mind, body and spirit ! Fortunately I … [Read more...]
Branching out to new beginnings
Hello again, I would like to take this opportunity to tell you about some decisions I am making. Stained Glass has always been a passion and love which gradually developed from my love of drawing and painting. I have always adored churches and buildings with coloured light and the mix of natural scenes and seascapes captured me. In essence this led me to become a stained glass maker. It was at my Art degree at Roehampton, University of Surrey where I found two new skills I wished to pursue, … [Read more...]
Autumn/Winter 2023
Summer/Autumn Magic I am writing this morning sitting here looking out onto the sunlit corn which is growing high in my garden. The blueberries are over and now the blackberries hang in juicy drops waiting to be picked. This last year has been full of great commissions and adventures. I have barely had the time to keep up with my blog so have let go of it a bit in order to prioritise work commitments. As usual I have held small classes at my private studio in Trowbridge near the town centre … [Read more...]
Christmas Open Studio
CHRISTMAS OPEN STUDIO I am opening my studio for the day on Sunday 4th December all day 10am - 5.30pm ! A festive atmosphere with tea, mulled wine and mince pies ! I am very excited to welcome you all to my studio which is at the back of my home access down the cul de sac just off Harford road. Please open google maps and type Annie Mulholland Stained Glass. I have small and larger stained glass works for sale, glass decorations and stocking fillers, cards and prints of my designs. Courses … [Read more...]
Autumn/Winter 2022
Fall back, Spring forward As I sit here to write about the past months I realize they have flown by in the wink of an eye. The clocks went back last weekend here in England and we are truly on our way to winter now being the beginning of November. My friends in Quebec, Canada where I lived for many years are only four hours difference instead of the usual five hours. This will change in a few weeks when their clocks 'fall back'. I am happy that I made the long awaited journey to see friends … [Read more...]
Summer 2022
Spring flowers brings forth May flowers I have been meditating on what to say first in this summer blog at my stained glass studio, I have had so many wonderful moments to celebrate in the past months. The weather is sun, wind and rain but it is so nice to have the door of the workshop open. Here in Trowbridge, Wiltshire it feels like a good place to work quite industrious and busy. It is manageable in my smaller workshop but I am expanding already ! We are surrounded by the countryside where … [Read more...]
Wintertime & Spring 2021
Challenges and Gratefulness It has been a challenging last year in many ways for us all. Hope is on the horizon so that in the next few months we should all see a better pathway as Covid 19 loosens it's grip. Stained Glass commissions continue to be designed and made here in the studio. Private commissions and also repairs to existing glazing in between other works. I have several new commissions, one in Wimbledon, London and a transom window in a fabulous Edwardian doorway which is local to … [Read more...]
Summer/Autumn in Wiltshire, England.
What a mysterious and surprising summer I have had at the studio in Trowbridge, Wiltshire. It was something of a much slower pace than I have been used to working, this was to the past months, the unrest of covid19 and it's effect on so many businesses including my own. But happy to say I have continued throughout and in the past two months I have never seen my inbox look so busy ! Wonderful people who need their doors repaired or new commissions designed and I can be of service again fully and … [Read more...]
Winter in Canada/Springtime in England 2020
The past three months have been innovative, adventurous and inspiring. I travelled to the South shore of Montreal to stay and work. This January I taught a class at Studio du Verre in the copper foil method. My class of seven students were lively and intrigued they achieved a lovely colourful panel each of approx 12'' x 9''. It was wonderful teaching in Quebec and therefore in Quebecois and English, we had fun. I am happy to say I am back in England and have an assortment of commissions and … [Read more...]
