Meet Eva of Eva Glass Design
Eva is a glass artist and designer-maker who creates stained glass and kiln-formed glass art, homeware and jewellery.
After finishing a degree in Sociology Eva worked for many years in the voluntary sector, but always had an interest in art and design. After experimenting with polymer clay jewellery and glass painting, she attended adult learning courses in silversmithing and stained glass in 2005. She has been a full-time professional glass artist since 2014.
Eva specialises in creating collections of kiln-formed (or fused) glass art, homeware and jewellery under the brand Eva Glass Design. Eva's fused glass pieces are created by using a kiln to heat two or more pieces of glass together until they fuse together at around 750-800OC depending on the effect required. The higher the temperature, the more rounded the edges of the glass become. Eva also designs and makes stained glass windows to commission using traditional leadwork. Other techniques she employs include screen-printing onto glass, mosaic, copper-foiling, and glass etching.
Eva welcomes commissions for both stained glass windows and smaller fused glass pieces. She enjoys involving her clients in the design process to help them express their own creativity and bring their ideas to life.
Here’s me when I’m at my happiest: outdoors in nature and sunshine
Design and inspiration
Eva's work is primarily designed to interact with natural light to bring patterns of colour to interiors. Her designs are bright and playful, with floral and coastal themes evoking a nostalgia for sunny weather and days out. Eva is also fascinated by the relationships between line, colour and the spaces between them. Principles of balance and proportion are used in design processes which allows the finished pieces to bring a harmonious feel to interiors. Many pieces are fired to a contoured finish to add texture and depth to the rich colours of the glass; whilst others combine screen-printing techniques with blended glass powders to create silhouetted effects.
Eva creates jewellery from specialised dichroic glass which has the unique property of reflecting one colour while transmitting another. The different colours can be observed by viewing from different angles. Eva finishes all her jewellery pieces with high quality silver and silver plated fittings.
Memberships and Affiliations
Eva is a member of the Contemporary Glass Society and the Wye Valley Crafts Association.
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