Glass artists Joanne Mitchell, Laura Johnston and Sue Woolhouse show their pioneering creative spirit with an exhibition at 36 Lime Street which merges the region’s industrial heritage with innovative new artworks To coincide with the Great Exhibition of the North, Northern Glass Innovations will showcase the work of three Newcastle-based contemporary glass artists, Joanne Mitchell, Sue Woolhouse and Laura Johnston, exhibiting together for the first time. Through their highly

I was invited to give a presentation as part of a series of professional artist talks at the National Glass Centre last week, along side artist Emma Woofenden. The talks are open to the public as well as students on the BA, MA and PhD courses at the University of Sunderland. The series continues through to March and includes some really interesting speakers. #glass #art #talk #jomitchell #emmawoofenden

I use a waterjet cutter as part of the process of making my PhD work at the University of Sunderland. A waterjet is similar to a laser cutter, but uses high pressure waterjet and garnet grit to cut through glass or metal. The process involves creating a drawing in AutoCAD or Adobe Illustrator and then programming the machining of the cut. It is a complicated process, but allows you to cut glass with a level of detail and accuracy that was previously impossible! This is the wa