Meet the maker

I’m Isla, the maker behind Wearing Glass. From my Auckland studio I create handmade lampwork glass jewellery, shaping molten glass with a blowtorch to make colourful, organic earrings, necklaces and rings inspired by the world around me.

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I've made you a gift

For the next week, every order placed through my website will include a handmade glass droplet, my little thank you for supporting my studio.

Each one is unique and comes with a sterling silver jump ring, ready to slip onto a chain or bracelet.

I've only made around a dozen, so once they're gone, they're gone.

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Specimens for Keeping

I’ve been making some small sculptures lately, using clear glass test tubes to hold little imagined marine creatures. They’re the latest step in something I’ve been quietly exploring for a while now: glass as a way of keeping things.

Specimens for Keeping is on show now at the NZ Sculpture Show at The Arts Centre in Christchurch. If you’re down that way, please go and have a look.

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