Early Slumped Glass Works
This slumped glass brooch is a slender, vertical composition that reads like a fragment of water frozen mid-flow. Translucent glass elements in layered tones of aqua, pale turquoise, deep cobalt blue, and mossy green are embedded within a clear glass base, creating a sense of depth and gentle movement.
The individual glass pieces are irregular and organic in shape, some softly rounded, others elongated, suggesting pebbles, sea glass, or drifting marine forms. Their placement feels loosely rhythmic rather than symmetrical, as if shaped by currents rather than strict geometry. Where colours overlap, they create subtle tonal shifts, and light passing through the glass animates the surface with reflections and internal shadows.
Although solid, the brooch has a fluid, almost liquid presence. The clear outer layer smooths and unifies the composition, while the coloured inclusions appear suspended within, giving the impression of depth and buoyancy. The overall effect evokes water, shoreline fragments, and submerged ecosystems, quiet, tactile, and contemplative, transforming a simple vertical form into a small, luminous landscape worn on the body.