Joanna Lloyd
Glass maker | Visit Open Studio
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Agapanthus & Lavender Bowl. Thick cast glass.
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Rockpool. Thick cast glass relief, cold worked and polished.
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Cornflowers, Echinacea and Lavender. Cast glass, cold worked and polished.
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Harlyn Bay Bowl. Thick cast glass relief made using beach combing finds. Cold worked, polished and slumped.
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Foxgloves. Thick cast glass relief, cold worked, polished and slumped.
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Agapanthus. Thick cast glass, cold worked, polished & slumped.
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Work on the bench.
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Dad's paintbrush. Cast from my dear dad's Dulux paintbrush.
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Vestigium Series - Cotten reels cast from my mum's sewing box.
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Vestigium Series.
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My stand at the Craft Festival in Bovey Tracey 2021.
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Lulworth Cove. Cast glass, cold worked & polished.
After moving out of London and leaving a career in environmental design (town planning and landscape architecture), I returned to university to study glass. I have had a life long passion of making things from textiles to resin and painting. Glass is the material I chose, due to its vibrancy and clarity. I specialise in casting glass - I love all the complex processes involved in casting and cold working to a high polish.
In addition to degrees in archaeology & ancient history, town planning and landscape architecture, I graduated in 2013 with a First Class Honours degree in glass and then an MA (Merit) from UCA in Farnham. I was selected for the prestigious "Rising Stars" exhibitions of 2015 & 2016. This is a national selective exhibition showcasing new and emerging craft talent in the UK.
I was Artist in Residence at the University for the Creative Arts in 2016-17, where I was able to further develop a body of work comprising complex layered sculptures informed by the concept that "we all leave a trace".
I now practise in my studio in the garden where I make work that sells in galleries from Cornwall to Northumberland, I also sell at craft fairs and online galleries such as Handmade in Britain.
I am a member of the Society of Designer Craftsmen, the Contemporary Glass Society, the Crafts Council Makers Directory and the Just Glass group of glass artists.
I am a member of Anti Copying in Design (ACiD).