Amanda is a glass maker specialising in the miniature. She uses the lamp work technique to shape hot glass in a flame. Her work is bright, cheerful and reinvents the idea of little glass animals for the 21st century. Described as ‘art with a big smile on its face’, her pieces appeal to a big fanbase of Collectors keen to add a wee Dalek, toffee apple or toadstool to their cabinets of curiosities or heirloom Christmas decorations. A tiny glass Coronavirus she made in 2021 was acquired by the Science Museum. London for their Covid 19 Collection for the Nation.
Amanda Glanville
Artist Statement
Tiny glass blue tits on a milk bottle. Bottle is 1.5cm. Blue tits each 0.5cm. Designed as a collectible hanging decoration
Tiny glass pumpkin patch. Collectable pumpkins each 1-1.5cm
Ice lollies collection in miniature frame 25cm x 12cm. Each lolly is lampworked glass with a wooden stick - 2cm. Frame is
Tiny glass Singer Sewing Machine. 2cm in length. Metal 'needle'