Bethany Wood

The founder of Blowfish Glass Bethany Wood graduated from De Montfort University with a Design degree and specialism in glass making and has since worked with many renowned glass makers around England. She’s been making glass for 6 years and produces her own range of glassware that sells in galleries.

If I was not an artist, I would have been a performer. I chose glass, which I do believe is a performance of art; both disciplines create the same energy. There is rhythm and adrenaline in glass making, within a routine that is planned very carefully.

Molten Landscapes

As a multidisciplinary artist, I have begun to merge my two artistic passions, painting, and Glassmaking. I like to express myself with the fluidity of the material. The directional arrangement of a color palette can form the depth of an abstract Landscape. I use my own paintings as a reference whilst making in the hot shop. Each individual artwork from my series has been inspired by a specific place.

Serendipity of abstraction has always been an inspiration for me; the coincidental elements which catch the eye of the viewer. The palette, composition, and depth I have attained are taken from nature, with a bold but elegant swipe of my own personal, expressionist style.