We carry a large and varied stock of Normans work and usually have fresh work made every 4-6 weeks and try to maintain around 50 pieces in stock plus perfume bottles and paperweights. . In addition we also now stock work by Normans wife, Lesley Clarke. Norman Stuart Clarke ,
one of Britain's
leading artist glassblowers, worked for many years from his studio and gallery near St.
Ives, Cornwall but in 2004 he and Lesley moved house and studio to France. |
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Pure crystal glass is melted in the
furnace and coloured glass is arranged on steel benches. The molten glass is gathered from
the furnace on blowing irons and rolled onto pre-arranged coloured glass. The piece is
then re-heated in the 'Glory Hole' and blown into its final form using natural forces of
gravity and rotation. Norman is influenced by the beauty of Cornwall, its rushing waves, sunlight through the trees and the silent presence of standing stones. Norman's painterly approach to glass also explores the inner realms of dreams, illusions and realities. His work is exhibited worldwide and is included in many public and private collections. |
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Stock is usually held of the following designs many of which are illustrated on subsequent pages, any design/shape/size combination can be commisioned :- | ||
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