Inspiration The workshop has been a hive of activity since the Autumn. I have new commissions of stained glass windows for brand new homes and new refurbished character cottages. The evenings have drawn in now and the ice forms beautifully on the top of the troughs of water here on the farm. The puddles on the ground and the frost on the windows form intricate patterns like my paint when I mix it on the slabs of glass. The pied wagtails have taken roost in the roof tops of the barn across the … [Read more...]
Courses, Commissions, Exhibitions.
Courses I have posted the new dates for courses https://anniemulholland.com/courses/ that start this September. Feel free to call any time to enquire about the courses, if you don't see a date that suits your schedule, just call and I will see what I can do. I give courses for Art centres and the W.I. (Women's Institute) of Wiltshire so just ask about these day courses too. Enthuse your creativity and make a beautiful, colourful and lively stained glass. Commissions I have finished a … [Read more...]
Exhibition 23rd June 2017
Lately I have been doing restoration work and new commissions. I am taking part in the outdoor exhibition at the BOA Arts Festival which begins this weekend. In this exhibition I show stained glass and fused hand painted glass work. My workshop where I make windows of stained glass for private or public places is cool in the hot weather, thank goodness. On the farm the swallows swoop around the yard, flying into my workshop too! At the workshop one of my design's has been approved and a brand … [Read more...]
March winds and April Showers
New Work I have new work to design and make. One commission being in Dorset I love the travelling around to meet people and see their ideas coming to life. I love being able to transform other people's ideas and dreams then make them into glass. In addition I am working on a series of my own new work, paintings which will be dedicated to special people in my life. Each person is asked three things, their favorite bird, a favorite tree or flower and a line from a song. I am onto my third … [Read more...]
December blues & Brightening days
Restoration and Repairs My stained glass workshop has a lot of restoration work and repairs! The windows I am restoring at the moment are from the bell tower of St Anne's, Bowden hill, Wiltshire. They are leaded lights, glass quarries using antique glass from EAG in Birmingham (English Antique glass). I also replicate the painted broken stained glass which are painted and stained in the traditional manner of the 13th century. Restoring the windows of historic buildings and churches will give … [Read more...]
Autumn warmth
This Autumn has been so beautiful and warm, the workshop has been a hive of restoration projects. The door has been wide open and sunshine pouring in lighting up the somber spaces. Stained glass commissions I began working on restoring windows in September in a lovely church once called the 'Beacon on the hill' in Bowden hill near Lacock. I am re-leading and re-painting broken quarries for eleven windows in all, it is quite a steady flow of energy into the repairs. Some quarries are the same … [Read more...]
English Summertime
The last few months I have visited buildings in need of restoration and new stained glass work. I have meandered through routes to little villages, chapels and churches. I have visited new places, talked with people eager to restore or have a new stained glass in their building or home. A rewarding warming time in more ways than one. Glass Repairs I have made repairs to a huge tiffany lamp will bring back years of warmth through colour and light. I have also made repairs using conservation … [Read more...]
Waking up Spring
It is the 1st of February a slow awakening of the earth into warmer days making new stained glass. For the past few months I have glazed windows and enjoyed teaching. CPD Award I have been working at Andrew Taylor's studio to complete my cpd award, which I won from the Worshipful company of glaziers. Finally, I have completed my report about glass painting, a finishing of this episode and I am planning my events for the year ahead. Exhibitions I have been asked to exhibit my stained glass … [Read more...]
Winter winds of December
All the seasons have their natural changes. Winter always make me feel like hibernating to keep warm. Wearing layers of clothes give softness against the chill wind. My stained glass studio is warm, a really hearty place to work. Exhibitions I have been beavering away in my studio making stained glass roundels for Christmas as commissions and for sale at the Christmas Fair. Preparation is always good for doing anything in the workshop. I love to carefully prepare my stained glass designs as … [Read more...]
Autumnal Fruits
Summer time is one of the most fruitful times to create new stained glass creations in the workshop. The big barn door is open most days letting in light and warmth. The swallows have nested in the room next door have on numerous occasions thought my workshop is their home. They fly into the space then circle once or twice before making for the door and swooping out. Exhibitions The Bradford on Avon sculpture garden was a real success this year with three times as many people walking around … [Read more...]
