About me

I make jewellery and glass giftware from my own workshop in Nottingham, UK.

The main materials I use are silver art clay, fusing glass and dichroic glass. I pre buy the base materials and some findings to make all my jewellery items.

I buy the glass in large sheets. I hand cut each piece of glass to make jewellery and glassware. Most jewellery and glassware items are made up with several layers of glass sandwiched together. Every piece of glass is hand cleaned and then fused in a kiln at very high temperatures.

The kiln is then allowed to rapidly cool before it holds its temperature to begin the annealing process. Every piece of glass is slowly annealed in the kiln to relieve internal stresses following the high fusing temperatures. Glass that has not been annealed is liable to crack or break. I ensure that all my glass pieces are properly annealed and then allowed to cool to room temperature before the kiln door is opened.

Dichroic glass (Di-kro-ik ) means the display of two colours. Nasa originally developed glass for use in satellite mirrors. The properties of dichroic glass are the result of multiple micro-layers of metal oxides. Light will either pass through or be reflected off the dichroic glass, causing an array of colour to be visible.

Workshop address (not open to the public)
Franklin Road
Jacksdale
Nottingham
Nottinhamshire

I have recently started my own blog to talk about my daily experiences and latest artwork. You can check out my blog by clicking here.

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Chloe's Designs
Unique Handcrafted Dichroic Glass & Silver Jewellery, plus decorative glassware.
Handmade by Anne Adkins, Glass & Silver Artist.