In 2008 a group of five glass artists, living and working in the Welsh Marches, formed Marcher Glass in order to exhibit and promote their work within their rural area as well as raising awareness, not only of their work, but the area in which they live, to a wider audience.  Each artist has their own glass specialism, run workshops, and are available for commissions either individually or as a whole.

 

  
   

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Anne Collins

Anne creates unique, vibrant, functional fused and cast glass art for the home, garden and business including; splashbacks - for cookers and sinks, bowls, dishes, lighting, wall, door & window panels, tiles and jewellery.  Anne also commissions wood and metal work from local artisans which she then combines with her fused glass to create furniture and garden sculptures such as; funky flowers, fountains and bird baths.   Anne's work can be found in homes and businesses within the UK, Europe, USA, Arab Emirates', the Far East and Australasia .

 
   
 

Johan van Brussel

 Johan joined his wife Wolfe at their studios; Mirage Glass in Llangedwyn Mill in the 1990's, and specialises in the 'Tiffany' technique, making beautiful copper foiled decorative pieces.  Johan's work includes lampshades, screens, mirrors, boxes and jewellery along with unique, bespoke gifts and jewellery.

 
   
 

Philippa (Flip) Hughes

Philippa specialises in cast and fused glass and likes to combine the qualities of glass with other natural materials such as; slate, stone, wood and clay.  Her work is based on the partly hidden or only glimpsed natural world.  She also has a range of handmade glass beads and fused jewellery.

 
   
 

Rachael Montgomery

Rachel's work is based on the countryside in which she lives; its' light, colour and structure, and is suitable for both windows and decorative screens.  Rachael produces fuses glass into beautiful bowls and jewellery often specialising in recycling old bottles.  In addition, Rachael produces unique architectural glass panels, which distorts one reality into another.

 

 
   
 

Wolfe van Brussel

 Wolfe began working as a self-taught glass artist in 1978.  In 1983-4 she subsequently trained at Wrexham Collage of Art under Mel Harries and Chris Bird-Jones, specialising in stained glass.  Her commissioned pieces encompasses domestic, corporate and ecclesiastical work.  Wolfe combines traditional leaded work with kiln-fired painting, sandblasted etching and glass mosaics.

The inspiration for her own work lies in the Welsh landscape and legend.  Wolfe was a founder member of 'Arts Connection' in North Powys.  She is now a partner in 'Mirage Glass' studios, which celebrated its 30th year in business in 2008.