Myra Fricker

I'm a glass artist, making kiln formed glass. I love drawing and often base my glass figures on a life drawing. I make wire outlines that I fuse into the glass, I may also paint onto glass or use a kiln carving technique. Recently I've been exploring utilising more than one technique in the same picture.  

My work is generated more and more from the feelings and sensations of my life. My memories of floating - - the swell of the sea, the emotions evoked when drawing a life model, or the sensations of drifting off to sleep. I hope the viewer has a felt response to my pictures. Glass changes in changing light, so the mood of a piece can shift. It's a beautiful medium.  

I play around with ideas and materials, accepting all the imperfections inherent in my glass work that often enliven the final image.  

Gaining a BA Hons Fine Art (3D) University of East London 2004, I subsequently learnt glass techniques at adult education classes with Ms Brett Manley.