What can I tell you?
Whisper it very softly
Watch her like a hawk!
She doesn’t mean any harm
Don’t cry fish! It’s not so bad.
I always find fascination in the National Glass Centre at Sunderland. Sometimes I can find Juxtaposition too. But today I wanted something to please my Lazy Poet friend, Gilly. She’s been sad lately.
The glass looks lovely. I went to Uni in Sunderland but I think it was the national glass center was fully developed 1995-98.
What beautiful art!! And lovely poem to go with☺☺❤❤
Fabulous, isn’t it? 🙂 My friend Gilly writes haiku and I was trying to cheer her up.
Absolutely fabulous!!☺☺❤❤
Wow Jo – these are awesome! I wish I had that talent. xxx
Talent! I have no idea what that is in relation to me, Dianne, but I’m good at admiring it in others. 🙂 I really loved that first piece.
Jo, those first images of faces etched in glass, I saw some in Tallinn and I took shots of them. Where did you take the shots?
At the National Glass Centre in Sunderland, Lynne. Fabulous, aren’t they? 🙂
I almost purchased one.
Snap! X
Wowsers Jo, these are fabulous! The faces, especially the first which looks like a Bedouin woman are gorgeous, imagine having a talent like that. Thank you for being lovely you x:-)x
I can’t begin to conceive how you make something like that, Gilly. She was my favourite too. 🙂 🙂
Have you posted photos from there before?
Yes, a couple of times. It’s a place I really love going. 🙂
I like the last one…maybe if I need to change my logo, I could use that fish!!
That’s a good idea! I know a good chip shop too 🙂 🙂
These are cool glass statues, and I love how you have framed them, so the photos become an interpretation of their own.
Thanks, Otto. The setting, alongside the River Wear and the docks, does make for some interesting shots, and I love the glassware. 🙂
These would make anyone smile. They’re just amazing Jo. xo
Glad you like them xx
The fish don’t appeal to me so much, but the faces and the owls are magnificent!
Alison.
It’s the faces for me, Alison, and especially that first one. She almost followed me home. 🙂
I can see why! She’s beautiful.
Stunning pieces Jo, and superbly juxtaposed. What a beautiful gesture to cheer Gilly up…you are such a sweetheart💕
She’s a lovely friend Madhu. And I’ve been keeping these to myself for too long. Hugs darlin xx
And so are you darling, thank you xx
Thanks, Gilly. 🙂 How are you doing?
I’m okay, Nina, Scarlett and Layla have been her since Wednesday, but left a couple of hours ago. They’re the best cheerer uppers ever!
I can imagine. 🙂 I half expected a haiku on Thursday but obviously you had your hands full. Keeping busy is probably just as well.
Isn’t she Madhu? and she’s spot on, these are right up my street!
Mine too:)
There are obviously some talented glass makers in Sunderland. Is there a history of the craft in the area? 😉
There used to be glass bottle factories along the coast (resulting in the prevalence of sea glass on some of the beaches 🙂 ).
I have always loved the beauty of glass, but these pieces really take it to a new level. Gorgeous, Jo, thank you for taking us here.
I can’t begin to imagine how you make glass behave like this, Jet. It’s simply incredible to me. 🙂
Truly amazing art, Jo! If I would be a fish out of the water I’d cry as well. Hope your friend will feel better soon!
Thanks Liesbet! And for making me smile too xx
Beautiful art and your photographs are crystal clear! Sorry about your friend, hope she is feeling better.
I love the glass centre with a passion, Elisa. Almost as much as i love Rafa, who I’m about to watch play at Monte Carlo. No, sadly I’m not there 🙂 🙂
RAFA!!!! I ALMOST drove to Miami for the final against Federer. The 13 hour drive was just too daunting, and alas, he lost handily. Just as well I didn’t go – not that I don’t like Fed – my heart will always be with our Spaniard. I am sending him POSITIVE ENERGY right NOW!!! 🙂
Good lass! He’s playing one of the young guns, Zverev, and it’s going to be tough. I watched the Miami final with my tennis loving friend in the Algarve but I was pretty sure Fed would win. 😦
He has so many people pulling for him, I hope he can harness the energy. Maybe Moya can get him back on track. It’s funny, he was so invincible and now he almost looks lost out there sometimes. Whatever happens, I hope he remains an ambassador for the sport, the world needs good people like him out there as a role model. He is the MAN! (I almost teared up writing that!)
Fabulous tennis so far. Got everything crossed 🙂 🙂 See you later.
Beautiful art and not that expensive. I suppose they are Euros?
No, pounds, but still very cheap for the quality of the work. I was seriously tempted but it was just after Christmas when we were last there. 🙂
Oh, these are very intriguing. 🙂
And very tempting, Elaine 🙂 🙂
What wonderful glass art. Thanks for sharing.
It’s not far from us and I love having a look at the latest pieces. I really wanted to buy that first one. 🙂
Absolutely beautiful, Jo! Thanks for sharing these amazing pieces with us.
It astounds me what someone can create in glass, Jill. Truly wonderful! 🙂
Beautiful glass, and i like how the light shines right through them. I get the impression that they are floating in the air 🙂 Hope your friend feels better soon 🙂
Thanks for the kind thought, Mabel. The glass centre is right alongside the docks so it makes an interesting backdrop. 🙂
Wow! I’d never heard of this place, what a delight. I love glass, my house is full of it, from Murano to Swedish.
My mother used to collect it and had a china cabinet full of glass bells and such. I love it too. 🙂 I’ve featured the National Glass Centre a time or two. It’s just past the marina. I meant to put a link in but forgot. Nice Wearside coffee shop too. 🙂
beautiful sculpture, Jo.
I love them, Francina. 🙂
What a marvellous place, Jo! Wonderful glass sculptures!
Good old Sunderland, Sue! I was there with the walkers earlier this year. 🙂
Thirty plus years since I was in wonderland…..
They aree good, but I wouldn’t want them in my garden!
A mantelpiece would be better, Andrew. They’re not all that big 🙂 🙂
HaHa, so much for my sense of perspective!
Wow, Jo!! These are stunning…I love glass sculptures of the normal size but these are outstanding! They all have such wondrous colour and mystery, particularly the first one. I do hope this has helped cheer up your friend, Gilly. ❤️
Welcome back, Annika! Good holiday? 🙂 🙂 They’re not so big as they look in this post but they are incredibly beautiful and I wanted them ‘life size’. 🙂
Stunning. 🙂 x
They are really beautiful! I love them 🙂
Wow, they are beautiful! I especially like the first piece.
She’s my favourite too, Lisa 🙂
A different but intriguing way of doing it. Birds are lovely.
I’ve had the images for a little while and I love them, Ineke. Happy to find a reason to post them. 🙂 🙂
Good on you. Enjoy your warmer time!
You did brilliantly on this challenge and you managed to make me smile too. 10 points for you. 😀
Wow! I’m doing a happy dance around the front room 🙂 🙂 And that’s before breakfast even! 🙂 Thanks, Paula.
This is wonderful work. I really like the birds.
I was desperate to take the lady home with me, Carol. She would sit so nicely in the Algarve home. 🙂
Stunning pieces, and wonderfully photographed. A thoughtful and inspiring gift for Gilly, and for all of us.
I really wanted to take that first piece home with me, Meg. How can somebody do that in glass? It is incredible to me. 🙂 🙂
Magical glass, Jo, and such a kind gift that we can all enjoy.
Spellbinding, isn’t it? I was mesmerised by the first piece. She ‘followed me’ all around the studio. 🙂
Oh this is beautiful and what a lovely thing to do for Gilly x
I love this museum, Becky. I’d go there every week if I could. Just reading your ceramics 🙂 🙂
Never even heard of it until now….. adding it to my summer northern travels itinerary 😊