Location: Stone, Staffordshire
Art Medium: Glass
Elizabeth Welchs’ work is greatly inspired by nature, with bees being of personal significance to her as her mother always used to keep them. This has left her with a fascination for the busy workers that she has let blossom into her work.
Each piece is carefully created by hand using borosilicate glass - a hard glass mainly used in scientific and functional applications due to its strength and durability. Rods of the glass are then melted using a surface mix oxygen and propane torch to create colourful, quirky creatures and sculptures. Colour is given by using various different metal oxides - in particular, silver, gold, and germanium.
