The culmination of my PhD research opened at the National Glass Centre Research Space on 10th October and ran until 22nd November, 2015. The doctorate involved the research and development of pioneering kiln forming techniques to create forms and images trapped as air bubbles, suspended within a glass space. Recent sculptural work examines how immaterial elements can be exposed or preserved through glass and air, exploring the concept of making visible the intangible, using a

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