Meet the Bolton glass sun-catcher artist using famous brands
A TEXTILE artist has turned her hand to making glass art featuring brands including Nike and Adidas.
Tara Collette, from Bolton, has created colourful stained-glass sun-catchers which feature well-known brands.
The stunning wall art is part of her new glass collection, and the artist will be adding new pieces in the coming weeks.
She said: “In lockdown I did banner-making and one night I was looking for a new craft to get into and looked at glass art on YouTube.
“I watched it and ordered cheap stuff to give it a go.
“For four months I taught myself how to do everything and launched my first glass collection in February.â€
After graduating in graphic design, Miss Colette now works from her studio in Salford.
She said: “I just think the brands I do are iconic, and everybody knows them. Everyone can relate to them.
“I’m doing Tabasco and sriracha sauce now and working on more for the future.â€
Miss Collette will also be showcasing her work at the Manchester art market on August 14.
She said: “People already saw my work when I did the banners and my glass work sold out in the first week.
“I was not expecting it and even though I like my pieces, I wasn’t sure whether other people would as well.â€
The talented 25-year-old had dabbled in using both the copper foil and lead method to stain the glass, eventually settling on lead after learning it at Bolton College.
She said: “The lead is how church windows are done.
“There were lots of other people at the college doing it as a hobby, so everyone is just pottering about looking at each other’s work too.
“It’s quite a social thing to have people doing it with you.â€
While at the college, Miss Colette got to make her mushroom glass work using a kiln to fuse the glass together.
She said: “I am always into American things like this. I do not know anyone else doing this, maybe because its quite an old traditional thing to do but people love it.â€
Miss Collette got a scholarship after graduating and this helped her start out with her studio.
She said: “That really gave me important studio space I needed for a year and then after that I just begged to stay.â€
Follow her IG @taracollette to see her work.
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