Biography

I fell in love with glass after my first touch in the hot shop making a paperweight at the Chronicle Glass Studio. From that first experience of hot glass I continued to learn under the guidance of the many professionals that willingly shared their knowledge and experience with a keen novice.

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My background is more rooted in engineering, as I completed a BE(Mech) at Canterbury University in 1980s. I have through this, a strong connection to geometry and mathematics. Geometric patterns and clean forms are a regular feature of my glass. The best example are the cylinders I decorated with Girth (traditional Islamic patterns) made up of tessellating combinations of rosettes and stars.

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More recently I have branched out and have started casting with lead crystal glass. Unlike the immediacy of working hot glass, casting lets me explore design and form with more control and reproducibility.

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Whats with the seven pointed star logo? It represents the seven alchemical substances - Fire, Water, Air, Earth, Sulphur, Mercury, and Salt. These are the key ingredients for making glass.