Northern Glass Innovations showcases the work of three Newcastle-based contemporary glass artists, Jo Mitchell, Sue Woolhouse and Laura Johnston, exhibiting together for the first time. Through their highly individual and innovative approaches to glass, the three artists explore the exciting technique of waterjet cutting with very different and contrasting results. The dialogue between industrial process and contemporary craft is examined. Waterjet technology is an exciting

At the moment I am in the midst of getting ready for my next exhibition, 'Northern Glass Innovations', which opens at 36 Lime Street Gallery in Newcastle's Ouseburn district on 25th August. This is a piece I am working on with hundreds of figure-shaped mirror parts . I'm really excited by the new work that is emerging from the collaborating artists that are involved - myself, Laura Johnston, Sue Woolhouse. It is the first time I have exhibited in a three-person collaboration