My work draws inspiration from the intricate structural patterns found in nature which govern their growth and determine their final shape. Exploring the organic shapes and patterns found in microscopic plant and tree cells, my work is formed intuitively, from many pieces of glass, repeating, expanding, to create a flowing form.

Working with Bullseye glass, colour is of importance, not only for its visual impact, but also for its metal content within the glass, adding an element of alchemy of chemical reactions within the glass fusing process.

Contemporary Glass Society have written an article on my work, you can view it here.

Instagram: @rachael.durkan.glass

Plant Cell #8

40cm Diameter / In a Stand

Hanging Cell Installation

10-20cm Diameter

Plant Cell #1

30cm Diameter / Stand or Wall Mounted

Tree Cell #1 – SOLD

30cm Diameter / Stand or Wall Mounted

Plant Cell #3

16cm Diameter / Shallow slump

Plant Cell #2

16cm Diameter / Shallow slump

Plant Cell #4 – SOLD

16cm Diameter / Shallow slump

Plant Cell #5

16cm Diameter / Shallow slump

Tree Cell #3 – SOLD

16cm Diameter / Deep slump with rounded base

Plant Cell #6

30cm Diameter / Stand or Wall Mounted

2024

The Stradling Collection – The Christmas Collection
November 23rd – December 21st 2024
48 Park Row, Bristol BS1 5LH

Prior Gallery, UK Glass Art Collective, ‘Nature in Glass’
October 3rd – 15th 2024
Philadelphia Street, Bristol BS1 3BZ

Black Swan Arts, ‘Open 24’
July 27th – September 15th
Black Swan Arts, ‘Open 24’ 2 Bridge Street, Frome, BA11 1BB

UK Glass Art Collective, ‘Nature in Glass’
March 13th – 24th 2024
CAN HQ, Memorial Square,Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 3TU

Thelma Hulbert Gallery, ‘Showcases’
January 13th – March 19th 2024
Elmfield House, Dowell Street, Honiton, Devon, EX14 1LX

2023

Thelma Hulbert Gallery, ‘Present Makers’
November 2023
Elmfield House, Dowell Street, Honiton, Devon, EX14 1LX

Prior Gallery, ‘New Beginnings’
February 2023
Philadelphia Street, Bristol BS1 3BZ