Friendship
Nature's way of saying you'll be ok
Friendship Glass Cathedrals communicate how being with a friend, in nature or maybe just at the kitchen table, chatting and laughing, maybe being young, maybe being old, both feeling the deep human connection - that this is more than enough to give meaning to our lives.
Kelly, Dani, Jane, Sue and Ilana Summer Swim (but...also in Winter...) at The Ladies Pond , Hampstead in London
Jim, Toby, Marci and Stephen Holidaying in Abcoude, Netherlands
Jen and Kate Heaven on Hinckley
Jen gave this Glass Cathedral to her friend Kate when she moved away, capturing a moment early in their friendship when they toasted the sunset on the beach.
Elizabeth, Kirsten, Stephanie, Nikki, Ann-Rose and Kathy The Six Amigas!
"We are a group of mums who have been thru the peaks and valleys together in parenting our kids from 5yrs-14yrs old as the kids graduate and move into new directions."
This was commissioned for Elizabeth's birthday, and boy did these gorgeous Californian ladies have fun sending me descriptions and photos to recreate them in miniature! And apparently their kids could recognise each one of them immediately!
Aaron, Martin, Melissa, Celine, Josh, Joe, Maya, Ben and Paisley Time Capsule
Aaron described how, during the pandemic, nine friends bubbled together and survived that superweird yet life-affirming time in one large house. He asked me to create each of the nine in miniature looking up at the (relatively) super-size mask - capturing these friendships and the unique masking-era that cemented them.
What a snazzy and stylish crew to get to makes so very tiny! I was struck by the extra literal dimension of this commission - that the enclosed space in the Glass Cathedral mirrored the enclosed bubble of that time.
Fred, Family and Friends Marvelling at Christo's wrapped Arc de Triomphe in 2021
Giant art made miniature!
And the rest....