Fy Môr-forwyn (My Mermaid)
Stained Glass
One of the highlights for me in 2024 was to spend time thinking about William Morris in order to make a piece for the Glass Painters' Showcase exhibition 'Inspired by Morris' , sponsored by The Brisitsh Society of Master Glass Painters and Sanderson.
In the end I made four panels mainly because I was over-excited and entered three of them (the maximum! ) for the online exhibition to sit alongside an astounding 100+ others by over 80 glass artists....what a treat. They can be seen here
This piece was inspired by the only repeating pattern designed by William Morris in collaboration with Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones. Burne-Jones's mermaids were incorporated in Morris's scrolling foliage and flower-heads and although the fabric was never woven, the background pattern became the 'Wreath' wallpaper of 1876 and the mermaid figures were adapted by Burne-Jones for paintings in the 1880's. I was inspired by the original's sketch-like quality, beautiful beautiful muted palette and theme to make my own interpretation as a Welsh mermaid, or Môr-forwyn, from local Pembrokeshire coastal waters.
Exhibited in 2024/25 as part of the British Society of Master Glass Painters ‘Inspired by Morris’ Exhibition. PLEASE NOTE: This panel will be on exhibition until June 2025
Stained Glass
One of the highlights for me in 2024 was to spend time thinking about William Morris in order to make a piece for the Glass Painters' Showcase exhibition 'Inspired by Morris' , sponsored by The Brisitsh Society of Master Glass Painters and Sanderson.
In the end I made four panels mainly because I was over-excited and entered three of them (the maximum! ) for the online exhibition to sit alongside an astounding 100+ others by over 80 glass artists....what a treat. They can be seen here
This piece was inspired by the only repeating pattern designed by William Morris in collaboration with Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones. Burne-Jones's mermaids were incorporated in Morris's scrolling foliage and flower-heads and although the fabric was never woven, the background pattern became the 'Wreath' wallpaper of 1876 and the mermaid figures were adapted by Burne-Jones for paintings in the 1880's. I was inspired by the original's sketch-like quality, beautiful beautiful muted palette and theme to make my own interpretation as a Welsh mermaid, or Môr-forwyn, from local Pembrokeshire coastal waters.
Exhibited in 2024/25 as part of the British Society of Master Glass Painters ‘Inspired by Morris’ Exhibition. PLEASE NOTE: This panel will be on exhibition until June 2025
Stained Glass
One of the highlights for me in 2024 was to spend time thinking about William Morris in order to make a piece for the Glass Painters' Showcase exhibition 'Inspired by Morris' , sponsored by The Brisitsh Society of Master Glass Painters and Sanderson.
In the end I made four panels mainly because I was over-excited and entered three of them (the maximum! ) for the online exhibition to sit alongside an astounding 100+ others by over 80 glass artists....what a treat. They can be seen here
This piece was inspired by the only repeating pattern designed by William Morris in collaboration with Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones. Burne-Jones's mermaids were incorporated in Morris's scrolling foliage and flower-heads and although the fabric was never woven, the background pattern became the 'Wreath' wallpaper of 1876 and the mermaid figures were adapted by Burne-Jones for paintings in the 1880's. I was inspired by the original's sketch-like quality, beautiful beautiful muted palette and theme to make my own interpretation as a Welsh mermaid, or Môr-forwyn, from local Pembrokeshire coastal waters.
Exhibited in 2024/25 as part of the British Society of Master Glass Painters ‘Inspired by Morris’ Exhibition. PLEASE NOTE: This panel will be on exhibition until June 2025
30cm x 30cm
Oak Frame
