My ideas are formed by the details in landscape in order to build a narrative of place. I am passionate about continuing to apply traditional techniques to mouth blown glass to create work that reimagines historical processes & establishes a new audience for stained glass. I have been developing drawings from visits to Scottish islands that are then edited and translated onto glass through painting. The fluid, fluxing edges of an island are constantly evolving as the elements combine to delineate new patterns and colours. The materiality of the glass and the composition of each piece creates a synergy between accidental and intentional mark making, echoing my research process.
Amanda Baron graduated from Architectural Glass (under Douglas Hogg) at Edinburgh College of Art in 1992. In 2011-2012 she as was Artist in Residence in Glass, School of Design. For 25 years she has worked as a conservator of stained glass. The body of work for this exhibition is inspired by a residency on the Isle of Eigg, where Amanda studied light and colour of the sky and clouds, the surface and depth of rock pools, texture of geological and plant forms, and patterns in sand created by tidal movement.
Amanda Baron Pool I (photo: M. Mitchell) Kiln fired enamel on float glass
W33cm x H25cm
Amanda Baron Cloud Study Kiln fired enamel on polished mouth blown glass W40cm x H15cm
Amanda Baron Oval line (photo: M. Mitchell) Kiln fired enamel on mouth blown glass W25cm x H18cm
Amanda Baron Lichen Study (photo: M. Mitchell) Kiln fired enamel on mouth blown glass
W25cm x H17.5cm
Amanda Baron Lichen Green (photo: M. Mitchell) Kiln fired enamel on mouth blown glass
W20.5cm x H16cm
Amanda Baron Rock Pool (photo: M. Mitchell) Kiln fired enamel on mouth blown glass
W25cm x H18cm
Amanda Baron Sand Movement (photo: M. Mitchell) Kiln fired enamel on float glass
W25cm x H17.5cm
Amanda Baron Clam (photo: M. Mitchell) Kiln fired enamel on mouth blown glass
W25cm x H18cm
Amanda Baron Flow (photo: M. Mitchell) Kiln fired enamel on mouth blown glass
W25cm x H18cm