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glass panel entitled 'Horizon'

Title: ‘Horizon’ Exhibited at the British Glass Biennale.

Date: 2008

Size: 80 x 79cm

Medium: Painted clear float glass

Technique: Paint applied through manipulation of a sea sponge.

One of a series of experimental pieces exploring the hydrological cycle and how it affects atmospheric conditions.

The village of Mellis where I live overlooks rolling agricultural fields towards the west. On stormy days I see the front formed by heavy charcoal clouds as they gather and fall in wispy sheets of rain on the horizon.