Patterns in Glass

Ruth Shelley

Memories, 2018. Photo: Ruth Shelley

Ruth Shelley is an award-winning glass artist whose main interest is colour, especially how it is affected by shape, form and pattern. She is especially interested in the control of flow of glass when heated.

Ruth comes from a background of textiles, although she has been working with glass for over twenty years. She has attended many masterclasses including North Lands Creative Glass, UK, and Bullseye Resource Centre, USA, which enabled her to develop and experiment with shape, form and colour. Ruth won the ‘Glass Sellers’ prize at the British Biennale in 2015 and her artwork has appeared regularly in Crafts and Crafts International. She has received many awards from the Welsh Arts Council and she is a member of the Contemporary Glass Society and the Makers Guild of Wales. Her work can be seen in many UK galleries including London Glassblowing and Contemporary Applied Art.

http://www.ruthshelley.co.uk