Woburn ArtBeat

Born in Hull, East Yorkshire in 1952, Vic's first hands on with hot glass came about during a part time evening course in hot glass in Buckinghamshire in 2000. The following summer a piece of his work was selected for inclusion in the V&A Museum's 'Inspired by' exhibition. This 'inspired' Vic to relocate and pursue his interest full time at the International Glass Centre . Vic graduated from the college in 2004 with a diploma in Glass Techniques and Technology and an Advanced Diploma in Glass Design. He was awarded a bursary from the Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers of London to assist with study, and subsequently won the Plowden and Thompson award for the 'Best Interpretation of Glass Quality'.

Vic is currently making his instantly recognisable pieces at the Red House Glass Cone in Wordsley, Stourbridge after winning a scholarship to further develop skills, techniques and creative ideas.

The basics that drive his work are the dynamics of colour, movement, and the unique properties and qualities of glass itself.  Inspiration is drawn from life’s  experiences – people he has met, and the world around him. The blown form has provided him with an ideal three-dimensional canvas to carry expressive, figurative/non figurative content infused with a sense of humour.  Vic is a specialist in the Graal technique producing one-off  vibrantly painted pieces using high firing enamels (Paradise Paints) from California. It is this work that is gaining Vic international recognition and is becoming increasingly sought after by collectors worldwide.  

Vic exhibits internationally, including representation by the ZeST gallery, London  at the annual ‘Sculptural Objects and functional Art’(SOFA) fair, held  at the Navy Pier, Chicago. This is the top show for contemporary decorative and fine arts in the world, where a select number of the world’s finest galleries and dealers from a number of countries present for sale one-of-a-kind masterworks bridging the decorative and fine arts.

Three pieces of Vic’s work were short listed for the 3rd British Glass Biennale Award 2008 and subsequently included in the exhibition at the Ruskin Glass Centre, Stourbridge , UK.

Vic regularly exhibits at Specialist Glass Collectors Fairs:

The National Glass Collectors Fair, the Heritage Motor Centre, Warwickshire.
The Cambridge Glass Fair, Chilford Hall, Cambridgeshire.
The Art Glass Fair, Dulwich College, London.

All Vic's pieces are  individually hand blown, hand painted one-offs, and this, combined with his own personal approach to glass making, results in works that have been described as, ‘beautiful, unusual, unique, uplifting, and always raise a smile!’