In a World of One’s Own Glass Sculpture in Dome by Verity Pulford

In a World of One’s Own Glass Sculpture is cast, pate de verre, kiln formed, painted and etched including found natural materials protected under glass dome 

Height (dome) 28cm x Diameter (base) 22cm

Verity’s work is inspired by the structures within nature. She is fascinated by light, the magic it creates in the natural environment and the way it interacts with glass, the qualities it creates. She uses a variety of warm and architectural glass techniques to create work for galleries, architectural commissions and exhibition.

"I live and work rurally in North Wales and my immediate environment provides my inspiration. Natural structures such as algae, lichen, moss, grasses, ferns, and fungi. I am interested in the complexity of life- how within each organism are other organisms, each living its own unique existence, layer upon layer of complexity yet a universal oneness, the feeling that we are all the same thing- a system, in communion, a beautiful symphony. It is this blissful, expansive and calm space that I access through nature which is what I am trying to communicate and share in the medium of glass.

Other inspirations are:

• light, the magical atmosphere it can create in the landscape but also the way it interacts with glass
• shadows, reflections, the qualities of matt and shiny surfaces.
• I am also interested and influenced by the cataloguing of nature- natural history artifacts, early cyanotypes, x-rays, microscopic images and botanical drawings.

I like to combine techniques: cast, pate de verre, kilnformed, painted, etched and also found natural materials in my work. I play with ideas of magical realism, creating my own forms inspired by or combining different plants and organisms."

Photography by Stephen Heaton