Lazy Daisy Glass is run by Kathryn Abrahams who is inspired by all things glass, especially the diversity and flexibility of warm glass. She spends the majority of her time designing and creating jewellery and glass art (as well as being a full time mother) in her studio in rural Banffshire. She enjoys putting together different pieces of art glass and getting a buzz from the excitement of not knowing how pieces will come out of the kiln. Sometimes the glass takes on a mind of its own during the kiln process.
The beauty of handcrafted items is that no two pieces are ever the same - which makes them even more unique! Thus making unusual and exquisite gifts.
Originally from Cornwall, Kathryn spent a large part of her working life as a personal assistant to Directors, in corporate companies and local government. After spending six years in London dealing with its constant fast pace, she felt that it was time to move.
After a couple of holidays in Scotland, Kathryn and her husband chose the North East of Scotland and settled in a rural hamlet in Moray.
Kathryn has always liked art and crafts and started glass painting many years ago, then moved on to the real thing - stained glass, as a hobby. She attended a stained glass course in Aberdeenshire, then set up a studio at home. It became apparent to Kathryn that less people were buying stained glass hangers and accessories at craft fairs, so she decided to try fused glass. She invested in a kiln and started experimenting and creating many one-off jewellery designs. These proved very popular within Moray and has since gained many retail outlets for selling her work.
My kiln and studio:
The products you will find on this site are made from Bullseye Glass and Dichroic Glass. Here is some interesting information regarding fusing and the products used:
What is Glass Fusing?
Glass fusing is a process of using a kiln to join together pieces of glass. If you apply heat to glass it will soften. If you continue to apply heat, the glass will become more fluid and flow together. Two or more pieces of glass will stick (or fuse) to each other. When the right kind of glass is heated and then cooled properly, the resulting fused glass piece will be solid and unbroken. Many people also use the word 'fusing' to include bending and shaping glass using the heat of a kiln. This manipulation can take many forms, but the most common is 'slumping', where a mould is used to create already fused glass to take on the shape of a bowl, plate or similar object.
What is Dichroic Glass?
Dichroic Glass was invented by NASA for use in its spacecrafts and satellites. Well known for its reflective and colour changing qualities, due to it having a quartz crystalline structure that has been coated with metallic oxides. The glass is made in a vacuum chamber and is sprayed with the metallic oxides with up to 30 layers, only 30 microns in depth. This very sophisticated glass is then fused together with Bullseye glass by artists to create amazing jewellery.
