Welcome to Artigiano Glass by Diane Rowlinson
About me
I was born in Manchester and moved to the Lake District in 1976. I have always had an interest in art as my mother was multi-talented: a textile spinner and weaver, potter and chinese watercolour artist among her many skills. My father turned wood as a hobby.
Having always loved glass, I started cutting several years ago after attending courses with university tutors in Liverpool. William de Morgan is a big influence on my work and also William Morris’s church windows at Brampton. I like Art Deco and give it a modern twist – black, straight lines and bold colours. Robert Bevan, the great horse artist produced work in strong colours, both landscapes and horses, and the Lake District gives me inspiration.
I am a member of the Art and Craft Guild of Lancashire, which holds various selling exhibitions throughout the year, including Howarth Art Gallery 28 April 2012 – 10 June 2012.
I am also a member of the artists collective Green Door Studios and have exhibited pieces in the Milnthorpe Art Exhibition after successful entries and sales previously. As a member of Green Door I have submitted pieces for auction, and each September I take part in their Art Trail. I also have work on exhibition and for sale at Farfield Mill, the Wolfhouse Gallery and the Platform Gallery, Clitheroe.
In addition, my work has been exhibited and sold through the Cartmel Gallery and I have also been involved in teaching classes in fused glass, leading and copper foiling skills.
Commissions form a large part of my work and include a fire screen, bespoke window hanging designs and a large church window of St Charles Borromeo for the church of that name in Grange-over-Sands. Currently I am working on various commissions and am looking forward to designing and making a trophy for the Ballooning Club of Ireland.
Click on GALLERY to see examples of recent work by Artigiano Glass (‘Artigiano’ means ‘craftswoman’ in Italian). All work is signed on the reverse.