Theo Brooks is a British-Cypriot glassmaker based in south London. With support from QEST, he will undertake four advanced courses to refine his hot glass techniques: chandelier making with Fabiano Zanchi, ‘Trick Cups’ with Marc Barreda at The Glass Hub, ‘Sculpting Inside the Bubble’ with Martin Janecký, and a specialist class with Jason Christian and Aya Oki at Tulsa Glassblowing School. These experiences will build his skills in hot sculpting, pattern making, and Venetian techniques, enabling him to develop a new body of sculptural work inspired by his Cypriot heritage and south London roots.
Theo first discovered glass while studying Three-Dimensional Design at UCA Farnham. He went on to work in several UK studios before apprenticing with maestro Simon Moore in hot glass, and later in Paris, France, with Philip Baldwin and Monica Guggisberg in glass cutting. He has since studied for an MFA at Bowling Green State University in the USA, held a studio technician role at Temple University in Philadelphia, and exhibited internationally across Europe, the USA, and China. Theo’s practice reimagines ancient Cypriot artefacts in contemporary forms, using the fluidity of glass to explore cultural identity.
