In this new body of work I am bringing two strands of my practice, glass, and enamelling on copper together. As a recent development, I am combining fired transparent and opaque metal elements, balancing composition, surface marks, colour and textures. Glass firing is slow, whilst enamelling is a faster process with many firings, and so planning and responding to change and surprises all come in to play. Using hand cut stencils and layering with glass and enamel powders allows me to control shapes, whilst ‘stoning’ back through fired surfaces reveals elusive marks and colours. In these compositions I balance lines and rectangles with translucent and organic surfaces. Technically, I am enjoying the challenge that combining these materials brings, pushing my work in a new direction.It is important to me to balance concept and techniques. Each piece is individual, evolving from drawings and my response to aerial landscape photography of ancient archaeological sites across the UK, many of which I have visited. I love walking, and the physicality of connecting to a particular place. I am fascinated by marks, patterns and traces that are often only visible from above as shadows, lines and circles, changing with the seasons and light levels. Equally, I am drawn to close up surface details. As I work, overview and detail come together as macro and micro combine, as a piece takes on a momentum of it’s own through the making process.