Currently - Spring 2026 - I am developing a range of fused glass pieces which are both decorative and functional. Each piece is made in Shrewsbury using high quality glass. I have studied and worked with glass over a 30 year period.
My glass journey started late in the late 1980s when I became interested in the beauty of stained glass art in Britain and Germany. I studied at the International Glass Centre in Brierley Hill from 2007 and then part-time until its closure in 2009. The accompanying photo of a panel - "Ploughman of the Moon"- a piece completed while at Brierley Hill - demonstrates my ability to work artistically with glass. I became fascinated with hot glass and in 2010 co-founded Stourbridge Glassblowing Studio in the refurbished Ruskin Glass Centre in Amblecote, Stourbridge. No longer a partner in the Studio, I decided to turn my attention to working with fused glass.
Working with Fuse and Slumped glass is less immediate than being in the hotshop and requires a whole new approach and, although physically less demanding, it is no less fascinating; I still feel a tingle of anticipation as the kiln is opened. I hope others will enjoy the results of my efforts.
email: frickerpj@yahoo.co.uk