Crafts CouncilDirectoryAmanda J SimmonsGlass artistCastle Douglas, ScotlandGlassmakingPrintmakingWebsiteE-mailInstagramFacebookAboutInfoNewsVideosI make kiln formed glass vessels, playing with gravity in the kiln. Manipulating mass, heat, colour and time. I aim to create complex, elusive work that has intense colour and pattern which reacts to the light it is placed in. I finish my pieces using many cold working processes to shape and mark the glass including sandblasting, hand lapping, diamond point and wheel engraving. Recent themes include researching the use of glass as a medium to investigate the physical properties of our universe.Focus:ExperimentationCV:Download documentStockists:Contemporary Applied ArtsBullseye projectsVessel GalleryExhibition and Speaking at North Lands Creative Glass Nexus Forum04 August 2018I will have new work on show and speaking at the Glass Nexus Forum this August at North Lands Creative in Lybster. Always a great experience at these glass get-togethers. Jeff Zimmer and I will be in the Alastair Pilkington Studio from July 20th.Homo Faber Best of Europe, Venice14 September 2018I'm very happy to be included in this exhibition 'Best of Europe' as part of the celebration of all human design and craft in Venice.Outer Spaces at The Scottish Gallery05 July 2017The Scottish Gallery presents Amanda Simmons’s first solo exhibition. Outer Spaces is the culmination of a two-week residency at Lyth Arts Centre in Caithness and the continuing research of the Flow Country and its carbon storage capacity.Two Hemispheres4 -27 February 2021Amanda Simmons presents a new collection of glass vessels and wall pieces inspired by the patterns and colours of the land and sky observed during a series of residencies in Australia. Indian Pacific Collection Amanda Simmons at The Scottish GalleryStudio Insights Amanda Simmons with The Scottish GallerySouthern Hemispheres at The Scottish GalleryAboutI make kiln formed glass vessels, playing with gravity in the kiln. Manipulating mass, heat, colour and time. I aim to create complex, elusive work that has intense colour and pattern which reacts to the light it is placed in. I finish my pieces using many cold working processes to shape and mark the glass including sandblasting, hand lapping, diamond point and wheel engraving. Recent themes include researching the use of glass as a medium to investigate the physical properties of our universe.InfoFocus:ExperimentationCV:Download documentStockists:Contemporary Applied ArtsBullseye projectsVessel GalleryNewsExhibition and Speaking at North Lands Creative Glass Nexus Forum04 August 2018I will have new work on show and speaking at the Glass Nexus Forum this August at North Lands Creative in Lybster. Always a great experience at these glass get-togethers. Jeff Zimmer and I will be in the Alastair Pilkington Studio from July 20th.Homo Faber Best of Europe, Venice14 September 2018I'm very happy to be included in this exhibition 'Best of Europe' as part of the celebration of all human design and craft in Venice.Outer Spaces at The Scottish Gallery05 July 2017The Scottish Gallery presents Amanda Simmons’s first solo exhibition. Outer Spaces is the culmination of a two-week residency at Lyth Arts Centre in Caithness and the continuing research of the Flow Country and its carbon storage capacity.Two Hemispheres4 -27 February 2021Amanda Simmons presents a new collection of glass vessels and wall pieces inspired by the patterns and colours of the land and sky observed during a series of residencies in Australia. VideosIndian Pacific Collection Amanda Simmons at The Scottish GalleryStudio Insights Amanda Simmons with The Scottish GallerySouthern Hemispheres at The Scottish GalleryWebsiteE-mailInstagramFacebookProjectStudio ShotsProjectThe Scottish Gallery and Craft Scotland PresentsProjectCollect 2018 with Craft ScotlandProjectModern Heritage Craft ProjectProjectCollect 2014 with Contemporary Applied ArtsProjectSkyformsProjectResearch Work for Solo ShowProjectSOFA Chicago with Craft ScotlandProjectOuter Spaces at The Scottish Gallery
Exhibition and Speaking at North Lands Creative Glass Nexus Forum04 August 2018I will have new work on show and speaking at the Glass Nexus Forum this August at North Lands Creative in Lybster. Always a great experience at these glass get-togethers. Jeff Zimmer and I will be in the Alastair Pilkington Studio from July 20th.
Homo Faber Best of Europe, Venice14 September 2018I'm very happy to be included in this exhibition 'Best of Europe' as part of the celebration of all human design and craft in Venice.
Outer Spaces at The Scottish Gallery05 July 2017The Scottish Gallery presents Amanda Simmons’s first solo exhibition. Outer Spaces is the culmination of a two-week residency at Lyth Arts Centre in Caithness and the continuing research of the Flow Country and its carbon storage capacity.
Two Hemispheres4 -27 February 2021Amanda Simmons presents a new collection of glass vessels and wall pieces inspired by the patterns and colours of the land and sky observed during a series of residencies in Australia.
Exhibition and Speaking at North Lands Creative Glass Nexus Forum04 August 2018I will have new work on show and speaking at the Glass Nexus Forum this August at North Lands Creative in Lybster. Always a great experience at these glass get-togethers. Jeff Zimmer and I will be in the Alastair Pilkington Studio from July 20th.
Homo Faber Best of Europe, Venice14 September 2018I'm very happy to be included in this exhibition 'Best of Europe' as part of the celebration of all human design and craft in Venice.
Outer Spaces at The Scottish Gallery05 July 2017The Scottish Gallery presents Amanda Simmons’s first solo exhibition. Outer Spaces is the culmination of a two-week residency at Lyth Arts Centre in Caithness and the continuing research of the Flow Country and its carbon storage capacity.
Two Hemispheres4 -27 February 2021Amanda Simmons presents a new collection of glass vessels and wall pieces inspired by the patterns and colours of the land and sky observed during a series of residencies in Australia.