Contemporary silver jewellery and unique individually lampworked glass beads designed and made by Sarah Downton
Welcome to my website, on these pages you can browse my lampworked glass beads (in the Glass Bead Gallery) and jewellery individually handcrafted in West Sussex.
I am one of the few glass beadmakers and lampworking teachers in this country. I make my glass beads using traditional lampworking techniques but with modern equipment in my dedicated glass studio. I use the finest Venetian, German or American glass to make the beads and pair them with sterling silver. Lampworking is the process of melting coloured glass rods around a steel mandrel using a high temperature flame. The beads are then annealed in a digitally controlled kiln over many hours for durability.
Please email me for details about lampworking tuition or if you would like to buy any of the beads or jewellery you have seen on my site, or if you would like a bead made especially for you.
Next Events...............
20th, 21st & 27th, 28th June, Horsham Open Studios, Church Lane House & garden, Plummers Plain, W. Sussex
and
Sunday 26th July, The Beadwork Fair, South of England Centre, Ardingly, W. Sussex.
Also I'm taking part in the Race for Life at Crawley on 24th June, please sponsor me, to do this please Click the image above.
My work is available at the bead fairs listed on the events page and in a few outlets.
Please check out my Beadlog (blog) for my latest news and ramblings.
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- » It's official........
News:
- Tue 16 Jun 2009 - New Tuition dates and Horsham Open Studios this weekend
I have another space on a new course next week available for last minute bookers. The course is on Mon 22nd to Tues 23rd June and is a 2 day Beginners Beadmaking course. Follow this link for more details on this and the other 2 day course running Mon 29th to Tues 30th June, and email me now to book your place. I'm happy to let the first day (Mondays) on the 2 courses go to anyone wanting a one day course.
Horsham Open Studios starts this weekend, follow this link for a brochure you can download. It would be lovely to see some of you at the venue I'm at, with my friends Edith Barton & Katherine Haynes. The address is Church Lane House, Church Lane, Plummers Plain, RH13 6LU.
Come and see us in Ediths' fabulous garden. We have paintings, fabric figures, my contemporary glass jewellery, dyed bubblewrap bags and hangings. View our work, take some refreshment and enjoy the garden. See you there.- Wed 03 Jun 2009 - Tuition dates, Horsham Open Studios and I'm a 'Beads and Beyond' magazine winner
I have one space remaining on a 2 day beginners beadmaking course running from Monday 29th to Tuesday 30th June. Email me now for further information and to reserve your place.
I'm very pleased to have my Transition necklace on the front cover on this years Horsham Open Studios guide, the complete range of venues is in the guide that can be downloaded from the Artists and Makers website. Just follow this link. I will be exhibiting at Edith Bartons' garden studio again, in Plummers Plain.
I was also very excited to be a winner in the Beads and Beyond magazine competition. I was the runner up in the advanced category with my Transition 2 set of beads, the complete gallery of winners and runner up sets can be seen in the May issue, and my beads are on page 56.
