This year, I’m working on a number of exciting artworks, collabs and exhibitions.

Here's a peek at the work I'm developing with my creative friends. I'm excited to share them with you!

Liz McAuliffe | Isla Osborne

Small Observations

This ongoing collaboration with sculptor Liz McAuliffe brings together her finely detailed porcelain leaf and seed pod forms with my hand-blown glass domes. Liz’s work celebrates the quiet beauty of natural forms, inviting us to pause and really see what's so often overlooked. Together, we’ve created pieces that feel like contemporary heirlooms, echoing the curiosity and care of Victorian-era collectors. Each dome becomes a moment of stillness; a small, delicate encounter with everyday taonga.

Jenny Mcleod Glass | Isla Osborne

Neptunes Necklace

A collaboration inspired by the native seaweed Hormosira banksii. We've combined my blown glass beads with Jenny’s fused elements to make a series of sculptural wall necklaces that echo the movement of drifting tides. A playful dialogue in glass, they reflect connection, materiality, and decades of shared exploration.

Exhibition | Isla Osborne

Drift

For the past few months, I’ve been slowly building something special – Drift. This installation of 120 glass leaves cascades down the wall of The Collaboration gallery in New Plymouth as part of the Forest & Flora exhibition.

The Collaboration
1 April – 11 May
83 Devon Street East, New Plymouth, NZ

RPJ Ceramics | Isla Osborne

Shifting Currents

Three textured ceramic stones each cradle flowing strands of glass seaweed. This collaborative work explores the fragile connection between land and ocean in Aotearoa.

Exhibition | NZ Glassworks

Gather '25

This series of pendants explores the interplay of translucency, and surface treatments on flame-worked glass. Each piece is individually crafted on the blowtorch and either cold worked or re-fired with lustres that reflect the light and give the glass a warm, iridescent glow.

Fig & Honey | Isla Osborne

Jo (from Fig & Honey) and I are working on something amazing together! She’s been foraging plants to dye her gorgeous silks, and I’m making glass beads to go with them. Think jewellery and art with a touch of nature — it's an ongoing project that I can’t wait to share!