The Fiery Beacon Gallery

Contemporary art and crafts in the Cotswolds

 Glass

Desiree Hope

 

Desiree Hope is an award winning glass designer and maker. Her designs are constantly evolving making each piece either one-off or limited edition. She uses a variety of glassmaking techniques such as blown glass, Graal, sand blasting, diamond wheel engraving, and sand casting. She enhances her work with extensive grinding and polishing which, subsequently produces interesting optical illusions in some of the pieces.