JILL ILIFFE - GLASS

I am an artist and maker living in a small village in Hampshire, where I work as a fine artist painter and glass maker. I create one-off glass pieces that are beautiful and functional and although some may look simple, they are all made with the utmost care and time (often tiny pieces of glass and tweezers are involved!)

Some of my pieces are influenced by mid-century fabric designs and others by how fluid glass can look when it is melted and cooled. All of the pieces are designed in my studio and fired in my kiln. I graduated from the University of London with a Masters in Drawing in 2009 and I was subsequently elected to the Society of Graphic Fine Arts. I think that my skills as a painter and my skills as a glass maker/designer work well together.