exhibition shots

mini boom and black hole pieces in show.

double bubble boom.

exhibition shots

An ongoing shape i continue to make. The 'Boom' series.

exhibition shots

Minner Harveys painting of the RNLI training school in Poole. Minner is a local artist who records local events in paint. Many pictures capture events that become a record of the history of that time and place. Many of the subjects and places no longer exist in that form anymore.

Nile watercolours by Sarah in the exhibition.

Studio shots

Sarah Moores amazing stone carving studio, an oak barn. Sarah is a Dorset based artist using many mediums,stone/

watercolours/glass/ceramics. My neon is nestled amongst the stone during DAW 2010.

DAW 2010

Another outing for my work and Dorset art weeks comes to a close. Its been a fantastic opportunity to see the wealth of talent in the area. Many visitors have been surprised by the variety of work in the county.

Counting Down

5 days and counting before we open for DAW. We meet tomorrow to start to set up but I fear we have to paint the spaces 1st! Then to working out where each piece of work goes. Who will go where, what sits well with what? Will our artists sensibilities gel?! Can we make a cohesive show between 4 very different people and work. Will there be tears or shouts over the coffee ;0 or will it all go swimmingly :)

Blown glass wall piece by Tracey Snape c2008

3 go mad in dorset! glassblowing.

yeah, success, off we go to make glass :)
my little group of glass makers called 'Bubble Trouble' have found a glass studio we can hire. naturally we are very excited and cant wait to get started. it is a precious resource because finding a studio that we could access and which is nearby has been slightly awkward.
we have worked together on and off for a couple years now but not formally as a group. Dorset Art Weeks gave us a reason to. I'll keep you posted on how it goes, with pics.
it was hard to contain the joy from the three of us in the car on the way home.







Tracey Snape glassblowing

slight glitch

whoops, bit of a hiccup in the plans. the planned trip to see the glass studio had to be revised :(
i was due to go with 2 friends i am exhibiting with in Dorset Arts Weeks 2010.(see link, i will be uploading my info when i get the password.) we are going under the banner of ' bubble trouble'. we were unable to see the studio so off we went for a coffee to decide what to do. after a double shot of espresso we headed off to a local gallery. quite a bit of glass on display. alot of planning for the weeks ahead got done in a lovely setting by a stream, in a surprisingly sunny day :)



cont: contacted another studio today but unfortunately they are not available in time for me to make work for DAW. I'll keep it in mind for the future though.

on the hunt for hot glass :)

trying to find a hot glass studio as near to or in Dorset, to hire(any suggestions appreciated.) the one i currently use is on/off, on/off and i cant make any concrete plans so i am on the hunt for another one. i may have found a small one and am off to see it next week. here's hoping :)


here are a couple of images of a neon, furnace glass and
lampworked glass piece i have made. this piece was commissioned for FreshAir 2009. see link under shows.




tracey snape 'untitled' furnaceblown/lampworked glass, neon. 6ftx15x15inch c2009

just start!!

well here goes......... just start blogging! being inspired by a talk i recently attended on promotion in a digital age i have decided to start blogging. i have arrived here today after clicking on a friends blog and needing to sign in to view. a few clicks later i have a blog :)

here is an image of my recent work. neon and lampworked glass. this is just one element, i am exploring having several of these linked.

Tracey Snape 'untitled' lampworked glass, neon. 40x40x40inch. c2009