"Amateur: from the Latin ‘Amare’ - to love"

David Flower

21 years as a professional glassmaker has taught David that he is truly an amateur; he does it because he loves it.

David cut his teeth in the workshop of Peter Layton’s London Glassblowing before moving to Sunderland. As Artist in residence, he made sculpture by commission worldwide. Now his work is all about using the material to its best advantage, employing classical forms and gently sculpted shapes in the hope of conveying his simple love of his craft.

David says: 

“I make my patterns like a painter. Starting with a base colour, or wash, and layering on  different colours of glass powders and chips in such a manner as to create the design that I am after. In this manner I try to get the “feeling” of the thing I am attempting to represent rather than a carbon copy. I guess you could say that I paint with hot glass.”

professional
glassmaker
David Flower

previous exhibitions at the bell gallery

works previously at the bell gallery:

Any works listed as AVAILABLE can be purchased from the gallery, please call 01986 894456 or email: jackie@thebellgallery.com

Large Hydrangea Ball Vase

23cm height
£220 – AVAILABLE

Large Hydrangea Ovoid Vase

23cm height
SOLD

Small Hydrangea Flat Vase

21cm height
SOLD

Medium Hydrangea Ovoid Vase

20cm height 
£200 – AVAILABLE

Medium Capillaris Ball Vase

20cm height
£200 – AVAILABLE

Large Capillaris Disc Vase

18cm height
£220 – AVAILABLE

Small Hydrangea Disc Vase

14cm height 
£170 – AVAILABLE

Small Veiled Flattened Ovid Vase

18cm height
£170 – AVAILABLE

Medium Hydrangea Ball Vase

20cm height
£200 – AVAILABLE

Medium Hydrangea Cylinder Vase

23cm height 
£200 – AVAILABLE

Large Hydrangea Cylinder Vase

28cm height
SOLD

Large Capillaris Cylinder Vase

28cm height
£220 – AVAILABLE

Small Hydrangea Flattened Ovoid Vase

16cm height 
£SOLD

Small veiled Ovoid Vase

18cm height
£170 – AVAILABLE

Large Hydrangea Disc Vase

20cm height
SOLD

Small Capillaris Bowl

13cm height 
£170 – AVAILABLE

Capillaris Sweetie Dish

9cm height
£140 – AVAILABLE

Flower vases Pair: Lava

Large blown flat and cylinder vases
Cylinder 30h x 10w, Flat 27h x 18w x 9d
£275 each – AVAILABLE

Autumn

Large blown glass flat vase
27h x 18w x 9d
£245 – AVAILABLE

Cirrus Rose Bowl: Pink

Blown glass hot sculptured
24h x 24w x 24d
£350 – AVAILABLE