WILL SHAKESPEARE
IS ONE OF THE ENGLANDS BEST KNOWN GLASS BLOWERS. HE HAS BEEN FEATURED REGULARLY
IN THE PRESS AND ON TV. WILL SET UP SHAKSPEARE GLASS [JUST] OVER 25 YEARS AGO
AND HAS SUPPLIED MANY GALLERIES AND WELL KNOWN STORES IN THAT TIME. HE HAS ALSO
WORKED IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AS A CONSULTANT IN GLASS PRODUCTION AND
DESIGN FOR VARIOUS NGO'S. WILL WORKS WITH A SMALL AND VERY TALENTED TEAM
OF GLASS ASSISTANTS.
WILL SAYS OF HIS
WORK “I MAKE A WIDE RANGE OF DIFFERENT DESIGNS WHICH ARE CONSTANTLY
EVOLVING. I DELIBERATELY DESIGN GLASS WITH A RANDOM FACTOR, AN ASPECT THAT IS
BEYOND MY CONTROL. I TRY AND USE COLOUR SO THAT IT AFFECTS THE FINAL SHAPE OF
THE PIECE IN A NATURAL AND FLUID WAY. IN DOING THIS I HAVE TO WORK WITH THE
GLASS RATHER THAN COMPLETELY IMPOSING MY OWN CONSTRICTIONS.