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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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.

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