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Imogen Davis LSDC

Glass Making & Stained Glass

About Imogen
Imogen is a glass maker from the UK. She studied 3D Design at Manchester School of Art, where she was immediately seduced by the medium of hot glass. The tactility of objects is a key factor for Imogen, and her pieces beg her audience to touch as well as to admire them. Imogen began exploring the use of textures within the glass, and soon realised the beauty in the optical effects one can create by manipulating the molten material. Contrasting organic form with clean-cut facets soon became the basis of her work, along with the exploration of various colour techniques.
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Imogen sources inspiration from various aspects of nature and translates her ideas through creating a variety of tactile blown forms.

The Metamorphosis collection was inspired by changes that occur when a chrysalis transforms into a butterfly or moth. Her handcrafted blown glass sculptures represent that delicate transformation expressing different stages through the process of metamorphosis. The sculptures are organic in form with a tactile surface, yet Imogen uses combinations of faceted sides to invite the viewer into the optical effects created through the undulating body of each piece.

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Employment

Glass Production Assistant and Coldshop Manager at Loco Glass (2017-Present)

Glass Studio Technician at Daedalian Glass Studios, involving the creation of specific artworks through a variety of companies and clients. (2016-2017)

Education

BA (Hons) Three-Dimensional Design at Manchester Metropolitan University-First Class Honours (2013-2016)

BTEC Foundation Diploma in Art and Design at University of Northampton-Merit (2011-2012)

Exhibitions and Appearances

Featured in the CGS New Graduate Review 2016, and Craft & Design Magazine Jan/Feb 2017

Glazier’s Art Fair 2016, London; exhibiting the ‘Metamorphosis’ collection

New Designers 2016, London; exhibiting the ‘Metamorphosis’ collection

MMU Degree Show 2016, Manchester; exhibiting the ‘Metamorphosis’ collection

‘Playful, Intelligent, Personal’ alongside The Whitworth Art Gallery; series of blown forms inspired by seasonal changes within Whitworth park. (2015)

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