Studio Life - Gillies Jones Blog

Been in London for a few days, showing work at a press event with Design Nation.
First time at such an event run by Attenborough Saffron.
Much beautiful work by other makers from the collective. Design Nation is a great way to find all kinds of great stuff for the home desiged and made by British Makers.

Just found this image of one of our pieces on Dan Klein & Alan Pooles site. It features on the front cover of a catalogue for an exhition in 2005. Dan & Alan also have other interesting, specialist catalogues and books. Follow the link on Associates !

I realise that this blog is in danger of becoming a ‘weather’ blog but - once the freezing fog lifted the frost was amazingly thick. Really beautiful but breathtakingly cold ( literally )

Found a small bowl in the pages of this months Elle Decoration

11am and still frosty in the shade, but very beautiful ! Parts of the moors still covered in white frost and studio visitors reporting snow still lying about on the top.
Good glass making weather !

Happy Valentines !

Been away for a few days in Devon and Bournemouth. Good to feel the warmth of the sun and the light, which was amazing down by the coast. I know its a picture of a duck…. but the colours flashing in the light were wonderful. And on a walk in Devon the determined new growth from the dying moss covered tree trunk was good to see.

We have had many hot glass assistants over the years, and this is an image of Christine Devalcourt , our current help …. she has been with us two years now ! She is about to move to Italy for the very best of reasons and we wish her well and are sorry to see her go !

A good, hot glass assistant is hard to find.. to any glass makers in Northern Italy … I can recommed Christine D highly !

26 Hours without power, just long enough for the novelty to wear off.
Moments when the furnace feels like a third child as Steve gets up several times a night to check shes ok and feed the genny

Opened on Feb 1st, as usual, but unusually to blizzards, followed by a 26 hr power cut !

Kids loved it, helicopters buzzing about all over the dale trying to find the downed line, candles everywhere, cooking on the wood stove, toasting on the fire…

I do like proper weather after the gery wet winters of a London childhood , but I hope thats the last of no power for this year ! Next time, just the snow , sledging followed by easily made hot chocolate and a hot bath …. mmm nice.