About Me
Elizabeth is an expressive architectural glass artist whose artworks are full of colour, motion and life. The first time she fell in love with the magical medium was in her early childhood, while growing up in the Czech Republic being surrounded by glass as both her parents are glass artists and creatives.
Initially she spent four years studying glass painting at Europe's oldest School of Glassmaking in the Czech Republic and then gained a1st Class Honours Degree in Architectural Glass at Swansea University.
She was also honoured to have received the Award for Excellence from the London based Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass. The award provided Elizabeth 40 weeks of residence at a number of prestigious glass studios within the UK and Germany, which allowed for expansion of her skills and knowledge in the field of stained glass.
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Elizabeth's working relationship included Cathedrals and leading glass studios for many years during which time she was invigorating her passion for contemporary stained glass through projects and commissions she had the opportunity to work on within the UK and Europe.
Proudly continuing the legacy she designs and creates glass art that is hand made for a variety of architectural and residential locations as well as exhibitions.
'Bringing the outside in' often communicates Elizabeth’s inspiration by nature, which she celebrates and infuses into the glass with colour, textures and light. She creates through a combination of traditional and contemporary techniques such as hand painting, etching, fusing, airbrushing and embellishing with precious metals. All hand painted decorations are kiln fired, and along with all other processes, the art is weather friendly and permanent with the potential to last for many centuries.
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Through glass Elizabeth conveys her vision, creating special bespoke pieces that are not only an uplifting compliment to buildings and their surroundings, but also bringing an aesthetical element which has the power to evoke positive feelings and sensory reactions for the viewer.
She says, “Nature has become the inexhaustible source of inspiration for most of my designs. Also the influence of light enables me to capture new ideas and integrate them into the architectural artwork. Those qualities are embedded in suggestive images which approach both the viewer’s feelings and sensory reactions.”
Elizabeth believes that architectural glass art has a positive impact on the place we live in and also on our daily life. In her approach glass is not a mere medium, but also a subject indicating an emotive message.
Awards
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2023 Pilchuck Glass School Fellowship. The international center for glass education in Washington, USA invited Elizabeth to become a fellow of the renowned glass school, founded by glass artist Dale Chihuly
2022 Professional Stained Glass Roundel Competition Winner - Stained Glass Roundel created for the Lord Mayor of London, Sir William Russell
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2011 The Award for Excellence – Worshipful Company of Glaziers & Painters of Glass
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Selected Exhibitions / Installations
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2024 Designer Craft at Bankside Gallery, London
2024 Craftworks Trade show, Shoreditch Town Hall, London
2023 Installation at Decorex International, London
2023 Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, Manchester
2023 Mosaic and Glass Arts International 2023, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, New York
2023 International Biennale of Glass, Sofia, Bulgaria
2023 Contemporary Landscapes, Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield
2022 Glorious Glass Exhibition - Artisan Gallery, Torquay, Devon
2022 Bedazzled Exhibition, CGS, Pyramid Gallery, York
2022 The Joy of Glass, Craft Centre & Design Gallery, Leeds
2021 – 2022 British Society of Master Glass Painters Centenary - Touring exhibition
2021 Boomer Magazine, Exhibition - The New Artist, p. 167
2020 Stained Glass Windows, permanent installation. Private residence, London
2020 Glass Art, permanent installation. Private residence, North London
2019 Stained Glass Roundel, permanent installation. Queen’s College Cambridge