About Isle of Wight Studio Glass

This page will be used to document some of the history of Isle of Wight Studio Glass.

Old Park, St Lawrence Studio
Glassmaking at the St. Lawrence Studio
Old Park, St Lawrence Shop
Old Park, St Lawrence Staff

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Old Park, St Lawrence Studio

Isle of Wight Studio Glass studio at St Lawrence

The front entrance to the studio at St. Lawrence in 2001. Image courtesy of IOWSG.

Glassmaking at the St. Lawrence Studio

The following pictures were taken in September 2012.

Isle of Wight Studio Glass studio at St Lawrence

Timothy Harris making a commissioned lollipop vase assisted by Perron 'Reggie' Phipps.

Isle of Wight Studio Glass studio at St Lawrence

Glassmaking work station with glassmaking tools.

Isle of Wight Studio Glass studio at St Lawrence

Reggie fetching an initial gather of glass from the furnace.

Isle of Wight Studio Glass studio at St Lawrence

This is the white glass for the interior of the vase.

Isle of Wight Studio Glass studio at St Lawrence

The pink glass has now been added.

Isle of Wight Studio Glass studio at St Lawrence

Timothy Harris shaping the reheated gather of glass using a wad of damp newspapers.

Isle of Wight Studio Glass studio at St Lawrence

Notice how the glass has cooled down since the previous picture.

Isle of Wight Studio Glass studio at St Lawrence

Adding the black colour in a spiral round the gather.

Isle of Wight Studio Glass studio at St Lawrence

Using a hooked gouge to create the feathered effect on the side of the gather.

Isle of Wight Studio Glass studio at St Lawrence

Timothy is constantly checking progress to make sure everything is going well.

Isle of Wight Studio Glass studio at St Lawrence

Reggie is about to blow into the tube to introduce air to enlarge the piece and make the lollipop shape.

Isle of Wight Studio Glass studio at St Lawrence

Equipment at the back of the studio.

Isle of Wight Studio Glass studio at St Lawrence
Isle of Wight Studio Glass studio at St Lawrence

Timothy has flattened the sides of the lollipop vase by pressing it against a metal table.

Isle of Wight Studio Glass studio at St Lawrence

Preparing to transfer the piece to another steel rod and then detaching the piece from the first rod.
This allows for forming the opening of the vase at the other end.

Isle of Wight Studio Glass studio at St Lawrence

Reheating the lollipop vase before starting to form the vase opening.

Isle of Wight Studio Glass studio at St Lawrence

Shaping the lollipop vase opening.

Isle of Wight Studio Glass studio at St Lawrence

The lollipop vase is nearing completion after about an hour of work. Well done Tim and Reggie!

Old Park, St Lawrence Shop

The following pictures were taken in September 2012.

Isle of Wight Studio Glass studio at St Lawrence
Isle of Wight Studio Glass studio at St Lawrence

Top left: Seascape vases. Bottom left: Free-form glass sculptures.
Top right: Nightscape vases and perfume bottle. Bottom right: Night Sea, gold above and blue below.
Blue Crizzle incalmo plate on the bottom shelf. Elizabeth Harris Picture on top shelf, right hand side.

Isle of Wight Studio Glass studio at St Lawrence

Top left: Jazzy, with Jazzy incalmo plate. Bottom left: Elizabeth Harris Glass Picture.
Top centre: Zig Zag vases. Right hand side: various pieces of Summer Garden.

Staff

Old Park, St Lawrence Studio Staff

Isle of Wight Studio Glass staff 1988

1988

This picture was taken to mark the occasion when the studio received the British Export Award in 1988.

Michael Harris is holding the award aloft. Timothy Harris is second left.


Isle of Wight Studio Glass staff 2002

2002

Back row left to right: Ian McCulloch (glassblower), Mark Dennington (cold worker-grinder), Gonique Hol (assistant glassmaker), Giulano Pinzan (assistant glassmaker), Keith Pollard (glassblower), Martli Jansen van Rensburg (assistant glassmaker), Heather Mitchell (assistant glassmaker), Peter Riley (glassblower).

Middle row left to right: Janet Widger (accounts manager), Jo Silvester (company secretary), Steve Cherry (packing room manager), Claire Hockingde-Noffki (assistant glassmaker), David Tolley (graphics-artwork manager), Philip Sharrocks (packing room assistant), Chris Lucas (glassblower), Marlene Bristow (shop assistant).

Front row left to right: Elizabeth Harris (senior director), Timothy Harris (managing director-head glassblower).

Image and caption courtesy of IOWSG.


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