Songbirds Spring, Circa 2021

Stephanie Else  

Stephanie is an award-winning artist who creates vibrantly beautiful glass artworks from her studio in the popular seaside town of Brighton, UK

As a self-taught artist, Stephanie's journey with glass has been exciting and often challenging.  Captivated by the enigma of the glass itself, she strives to exploit the natural translucent and jewel like qualities it possesses, whilst her bold abstract designs often contradict the fragility of the glass as a medium.

Stephanie loves experimenting with colour and the way it stirs the emotions.  She uses various kiln-forming techniques which enable her to blend the glass colours and create subtle tonal shifts within her designs.  Using multiple firings, she combines surface texture, pattern and lustres to produce beautifully tactile pieces that shift with the light throughout the day.

Light and texture play an important role in how the work is perceived. She enjoys the challenges that glass as a medium throw at her, and is always excited to open the kiln at the end of the process as she is never exactly sure what the finished piece will look like. 

As well as exhibiting her work both nationally and internationally, she particularly enjoys working to commission and working with clients to create their own bespoke pieces.