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Breaking glass In a small, ruined chapel, tucked away where the wetlands at Minsmere merge with the ever-encroaching shingle beach, glass artist Arabella Marshall has installed a stunning fused glass window that thrusts its way skyward, punctuating the landscape with its vibrancy and broken beauty. Arabella first had the idea for the piece nearly six years ago when she came across the chapel whilst walking from the village of Eastbridge out towards the coast. āI was fascinated by its location and also its sense of abandonment and wanted to create something that would both surprise and touch passers-by.ā Although familiar with private commissions for her glass work, this was Arabellaās first public project, but she was delighted to have her initial 4
idea accepted and then supported by the RSPB, Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB, Historic England and Arts Council England for the five years of detailed planning and design that followed. The installation, called āA Wing And A Prayerā, was erected towards the end of 2020 and is a bold visual statement that Arabella hopes will encourage visitors to engage with their immediate environment.
