Rachel trained in Architectural Stained Glass and since 2000 she has been creating commissioned work for a variety of buildings and contexts. Until 2019 she was specialist glass painting tutor at the Swansea School of Glass and more recently she has been developing work free from context or architecture as a way of exploring her creativity more fully.
Rachel’s 2023 QEST Scholarship will support a series of bespoke masterclasses to enhance her creative development, equipping her for a new chapter in her artistic journey. She will enhance her skills in gilding, screen printing with silver and copper stains and layered enamels, glass engraving, glass bonding and more. She hopes to expand her creative output and help stained glass have more of a presence in contemporary art and craft exhibitions and publications.
