Rosalind Duffy Glass Artist
The Art of Glass, Perfected
The Art of Glass, Perfected
My Story
My Story
I founded Art of Glass after falling in love with the craft of stained class at a weekend course with my Mum. My path of weekly evening classes and a side hobby took a turn for entrepreneurship when I gained my first big commission to make a 6’ x 3' window for the late Dave West’s Abracadabra Restaurant in Mayfair. London. I received a further order for another window and 40 candleholders for the tables. There are some still in there today!
In 2014, I officially opened the Art of Glass and have pursued creative products, excellent customer service and quality craftsmanship ever since. On this journey I also discovered fusing glass.
About the Artist
I am an Oxfordshire native and am very proud to sell handmade goods from my home. I was initially based in Crawley Mill Witney and then expanded to a rented studio in Eynsham to accommodate teaching students. However, having spent years attending Masterclasses with amazing glass artists from the UK, USA and South Africa, I wasn't giving myself time to make and experiment with my favourite medium, so I took the step to move my studio back home and stop teaching. I did run mobile classes for a while, but this took an awful lot of time out of my playing in my studio that I stopped doing that too!
My time is now spent on commissions, exhibitions and memorial pieces. I have an Etsy shop - Art of Glass Oxford and a facebook page (www.facebook.com/rosartofglass) which I update as often as I can. Grieving the loss of a beloved dog, legend of a Dad and then my beautiful Mum certainly has taken it's toll, but I am now getting to see the light of day and trying to keep busy. I am sure many of you have experienced similar losses and my heart goes out to you.
At my home, I have 3 glass kilns. Big Bertha is my largest kiln, Octy is my middle kiln and Dory is my baby tester kiln. I also have a husband, son and another labrador called Dyson.