As well as being a Jeweller Catriona is a fully trained Glassblower and Lampworker:

Catriona would describe herself as a maker first - a skilled Craftswoman.  She finds a connecting in the process of making, and has spend 20 years honing her technique.

She studied her BA (hons) at Edinburgh College of Art graduating in 2005 specialising in Hot Glass. While studying at ECA, she was chosen on merit to spend 6 months at Alfred University, NY State, USA in the Glass Department learning from very skilled makers in the US. This included spending time at Corning Glass Museum. After her degree, she attended the prestigious International Glass Centre, near Stourbridge to complete a 2 year Post-Graduate Diploma concentrating on the combining of Hot Glass and Cold Glass techniques. She graduated in to 2008 with 5 distinctions.

She has attended NORTHLANDS Glass School, Caithness, and worked with world class glassblowers - Simon Moore, Tobias Mohl and Janusz Pozniak.

Since then she has worked for glass artists, been a Glassblower and Manager of a very busy commercial glassblowing studio, trained glassblower in this environment and has taught in adult learning environments.

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With her experience, and NC in Lampworking, Catriona teaches Beginner Bead-making classes from her studio in Bristol. If you are interested in a class then either email Catriona for more info or follow this link.