by dev@caithnesscreativedesign | Feb 28, 2025 | blog
BLOG – 35 YEARS AGO BLOG 11 I’m not a glass engraver but I engrave. Usually letters and figures. I learnt a long time ago that people liked personalised gifts. Something unique and what better way to “stamp” a special memory on something than by marking a permanent...
by dev@caithnesscreativedesign | Feb 26, 2025 | blog
BLOG – 35 YEARS AGO BLOG 10 One thing about looking back over the last thirty-five years is reading notes that my late wife Maureen wrote. As co-founder of Glass Creations she was meticulous in ”admin”. Every order was identified with a unique number cross referenced...
by dev@caithnesscreativedesign | Feb 21, 2025 | blog
BLOG – 35 YEARS AGO BLOG 9 Most of the glassware I produce is clear, but I acknowledge the attraction of coloured glass. Over the years I have tried several methods for creating colour. One method is to use coloured glass rod or tubing. Fifty years ago, the choice of...
by dev@caithnesscreativedesign | Feb 18, 2025 | blog
BLOG – 35 YEARS AGO BLOG 8 My raw material is of course glass. That is, you would expect a glass artist to say. It could of course be sand but then I don’t make glass. I make glassware and I use glass tubing and rod. All different diameters but truth is I just keep a...
by dev@caithnesscreativedesign | Feb 16, 2025 | blog
BLOG – 35 YEARS AGO BLOG 7 Right from the start of Glass Creations I wanted my studio or workshop to be personalised and a little quirky. At first glance it all looks chaotic and this is confirmed on further glancing! Visitors entering my “space” to watch me work I...
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