Heidi Nicholson is a glass artist who began her creative journey in 2017 following a background in maths and technology. Heidi studied BA Glass at the University for the Creative Arts and graduated in 2020.

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I am inspired by the immense power of geological forces and the beauty of their effect on the landscape. I’m particularly interested in the divide between what is happening above and below the surface, and what is therefore hidden to us or revealed. This is analogous to how much of ourselves we reveal or conceal. My work seeks to convey the depth of private emotion under the surface, and to provoke a desire for personal exploration of our own psyche.

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I specialise in combining hot glass casting with kiln-casting and glassblowing techniques. My current work involves plunging a vessel into a mass of molten glass, simulating the violence of the geological forces which inspire me. I work with clear glass and create colour using metals and oxides which transform on contact with the hot glass, alongside reagents which create bursts of delicate bubbles under the surface. My work combines grounded, substantial forms with ethereal inner qualities, creating a world of texture and movement within the glass.

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You can view my Contemporary Glass Society profile here.

 

EXHIBITIONS

 

Talente: Meister der Zukunft

Handwerk & Design auf der Internationalen Handwerksmesser

Messe München, Munich

6th to 10th July 2022

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MADE IT 2020

Short Supply

Online Exhibition

Launched 10th December 2020

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Out of Isolation

University for the Creative Arts

Linear Gallery, Farnham

September to November 2020

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Global Design Graduate Show 2020

Shortlisted in Contemporary Craft

ARTSTHREAD & i-D

Online Exhibition

Launched 19th August 2020

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GLASS GRADUATES OF 2020

Contemporary Glass Society

Online Exhibition

Launched 1st August 2020

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Graduation Show 2020

University for the Creative Arts

Online Exhibition

Launched June 2020

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Only One Word Rhymes with Orange!

Contemporary Glass Society

Online Exhibition

Launched 8th December 2019

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CELESTIAL BODIES

CGS at International Festival of Glass 2019

Ruskin Glass Centre, Stourbridge

23rd August 2019 - 28th September 2019

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EDUCATION

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BA (Hons) Glass - 1st Class

University for the Creative Arts

September 2017 - June 2020