Glass Art and Technology Exhibition Goes Virtual

The next incarnation of Northern Glass Innovations, which showcases Jo's work alongside fellow Newcastle-based contemporary glass artists Sue Woolhouse and Laura Johnston takes place at Cheeseburn Sculpture Gardens, 29th & 30th Jun and 6th & 7th July 2019. Through three artists' individual approaches to glass, they explore the exciting technique of waterjet cutting with very different and contrasting results. The dialogue between industrial process and contemporary craft is e

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 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