Claudia Phipps Architectural Glass » commission

“Raining Letters” Glass Screen for Kingston Library, Milton Keynes.

claudia.phipps — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 11:33:07 +0000

Glass screen

Can you see any children's book titles?Looking through the Raining Letters pod

Kingston Library, Milton Keynes.

Unwoven

claudia.phipps — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 13:14:00 +0000

“Unwoven” was all about colour and space. it is rare to have a commission which is so open to different possibilities. In some ways it is quite daunting, and it took me a long time to work out what to do. However, the result worked really well, and it is the piece I think I am most pleased with.

a suspended glass installation

Art for the Rosie

claudia.phipps — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:28:38 +0000

I’m continuing to work on the Addenbrookes Rosie hospital project. You can see my blog – a first attempt at blogging for me at artfortherosie.drupalgardens.com

“On the Wing”

claudia.phipps — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:54:26 +0000

“On the Wing” is a new installation for a client in Dorset. The pieces float through a large open area in the atrium area of the house. the glass pieces were developed through looking at seagulls in flight over the sea, and also through looking at groups of birds. Flight has been a central theme in my work for several years. I think it might be about escape and freedom! After my daughter was born, I found my work a form of escape. As well as looking at birds, I wanted to suggest the idea of angels. I also looked at insect wings, specifically dragonfly wings and Lacewing flies. I wanted the glass to look other-worldly.

I used the technique of waterjet cutting the glass to create holes in the pieces. By using a computer to draw, shapes can be exactly reproduced. It is interesting to combine this technique with hand drawn imagery.

Glass for the Serenity Spa at Seaham Hall. 2002.

claudia.phipps — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:40:04 +0000

The series of six installations in the windows for the entrance for the Serenity Spa at Seaham Hall were produced following my graduation in 2001. The pieces are based on my degree show work, which was created by pulling glass cane from the furnace, and then kiln-forming them to fuse the rods together. The resulting pieces were delicate and fragile. They caught the light and defined the space with their drawn like qualities.