About Claire Hall
Claire's passion for glass began during her years travelling across the United States when she met a small community of glass artists in the mountains of West Virginia and started to learn the basics of glass fusing and torch work.
Originally trained as a sculptor working in wood and steel, the material of hot glass easily translated into her work.
It was at this time Claire also started designing and creating glass jewellery, making glass beads over a hot torch and fused glass jewellery in a kiln.
Since then she has moved back to the UK and now works from her studio in Brockley, near Bristol.. She has won several awards for her glass jewellery and exhibits her glass sculptures and installations across the UK.
She was recently commissioned to create a large wall of glass postcards for a window front on Weston-super-Mare High Street, part of the Weston Super Windows Project to regenerate the High St.
Originally trained as a sculptor working in wood and steel, the material of hot glass easily translated into her work.
It was at this time Claire also started designing and creating glass jewellery, making glass beads over a hot torch and fused glass jewellery in a kiln.
Since then she has moved back to the UK and now works from her studio in Brockley, near Bristol.. She has won several awards for her glass jewellery and exhibits her glass sculptures and installations across the UK.
She was recently commissioned to create a large wall of glass postcards for a window front on Weston-super-Mare High Street, part of the Weston Super Windows Project to regenerate the High St.
Inspiration |
Claire's work is often inspired by the colours, textures and patterns found within the natural landscape. On an another level it explores the themes and concepts which question the human response to our environment and how we live within our world. She continues to explore mental health issues, mindfulness and meditation recording personal journeys and memories through the medium of glass. |
Education |
Claire has a Foundation Studies Certificate in Art, an Honours Degree in Fine Art and a Post Graduate Certificate in Education. Since moving into glass she has also furthered her own artistic development through a series of Masterclasses and workshops, tutors include Anne Petters, Sylvia Levenson, Nathan Sandberg and Alicia Lomne. She has been fortunate to work along side Bob Leatherbarrow, Amanda Simmons, Richard Parrish, Saman Kalantari and Tanya Veit, as a technical assistant during the Masterclasses at Warm Glass UK.
Claire is a member of The Contemporary Glass Society, The Somerset Guild and Co Chair of North Somerset Arts. |