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As seen in Devon LIfe Magazine.
Excited to discover I am featured in Devon LIfe's Autumn edition. I am showing in Devon Open Studios this year and they have used me as...
Amy McCarthy
Aug 28, 20221 min read
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New Installation Work Now Showing at Thelma Hulbert Gallery
.Amy's Late Night Bar of Bad Decisions is open! New series for 2022 When I had an artists block last year, I got my Oblique Strategy...
Amy McCarthy
Jun 8, 20221 min read
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Stained Glass Black Bird with an Autumn Theme
Delivered this little window last week. I made the glass by painting with crushed up glass (frit) and firing in my kiln, then painted it...
Amy McCarthy
Jun 8, 20221 min read
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Making Political Statements In Glass
This piece combines tarot card imagery and meanings with a bit of political satire. For a local defense lawyer.
Amy McCarthy
Jun 8, 20221 min read
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Join our weekly art workshops to aid mental well being
Really excited to announce we have 5 years of funding from The National Lottery Community Fund to run weekly art workshops to aid mental...
Amy McCarthy
Jun 8, 20221 min read
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Stained Glass Mermaid
This is my 6th panel for a home in Teignmouth, where I live. It helps obscure the view into the ladies house, adding privacy to her...
Amy McCarthy
Jun 8, 20221 min read
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Blending Together East Yorkshire Landmarks in Stained Glass
This big panel got shipped before Christmas and is now in its forever home up in Yorkshire. It incorporates 3 of the customers favourite...
Amy McCarthy
Jun 8, 20221 min read
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Stained Glass Tall Ship for a Seaside Home
Probably the last commission to leave the studio for 2021 This panel is of The Pilgrim, a Plymouth tall ship, with The Ness (our local...
Amy McCarthy
Jun 8, 20221 min read
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A Dartmoor Stained Glass Panel
Little Dartmoor commission. Yeo Bridge made for a cottage near by. I have used traditional leading techniques and kiln fired glass...
Amy McCarthy
Jun 8, 20221 min read
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Using local legends for my glass work.
This is The Legend of Cranmere Pool - the source of the river Teign. I have acid etched my drawing onto the glass. The glass is antique...
Amy McCarthy
Jun 8, 20221 min read
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Wealdstone Football Club World War One memorial
I made this panel in 2018 for the Centenary of World War One. Good to see it looking so good in 2021 for the 11 November annual...
Amy McCarthy
Jun 8, 20221 min read
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South African botanical garden captured in glass
This panel is fitted into a window in a converted Victorian School house and obscures the view of the car park outside and the neighbours...
Amy McCarthy
Jun 8, 20221 min read
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Seaside Panels For An Exmouth Home
I made these two new versions of my existing designs for a lovely family home in another local seaside town. The customers really liked...
Amy McCarthy
Nov 24, 20211 min read
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Apple’s for Apple Tree Cottage
I made this lovely pair of panels for the transom lights over an old cob cottage in Devon. Designed to fit with the name these were great...
Amy McCarthy
Nov 24, 20211 min read
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A Piece For A 60th Birthday
Stained glass has always been filled with symbolism and used to commemorate special dates, contemporary glass is no different. I made...
Amy McCarthy
Nov 24, 20211 min read
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Devon Open Studios 2021
September 11th sees the start of Devon Open Studios 2021 and I am so pleased to be exhibiting at Words and Pictures Gallery again this...
Amy McCarthy
Nov 24, 20211 min read
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268 Poppies
268 poppies These poppies are made from wire and tissue paper, with a painted centre and they are hung round The Great Anchor (between...
Amy McCarthy
Nov 10, 20161 min read
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Exeter University Student of the Year Awards 2016
Employee of the Year 2016. This is the second year running I have been commissioned to make recycled sculptures for the award ceremony....
Amy McCarthy
May 18, 20161 min read
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Recycled Cast Glass Awards
Over the last few months I have been working on a large order for Exeter University; who commissioned me to The 50 nominee awards are in...
Amy McCarthy
May 23, 20151 min read
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A Dartmoor Scene
Just finished this little Dartmoor clapper bridge scene, for a house in a little village on the Moor. yet again my work is destined for a...
Amy McCarthy
Apr 30, 20151 min read
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