Nancy Sutcliffe | The Fabulous Beasts Club | March 2018

NANCY SUTCLIFFE THE FABULOUS BEASTS CLUB 7 - 31 March 2018

NANCY SUTCLIFFE THE FABULOUS BEASTS CLUB 7 - 31 March 2018

We are delighted to present our first solo exhibition from glass artist Nancy Sutcliffe.

A graduate of North Staffordshire Polytechnic, Stoke-on-Trent, Nancy graduated in Design in 1979 and displayed an exceptional talent for drawing. Working as a medical and technical illustrator after graduating, and later as a freelance illustrator, it wasn’t until 1994 that she began working with glass – initially as a glass painter. In 2004 she attended a short engraving course at West Dean College taught by Tracey Sheppard, which in turn led Nancy to specialise in glass engraving.

Engraving, gilding and painting are the key elements in her artistic practice, and she uses these techniques in various combinations to produce her work. Nancy works from her studio in Herefordshire.

Nancy Sutcliffe outside her Herefordshire studio, 2017

‘I became a glass engraver after a career as a scientific and medical illustrator. I find I have come full circle, and my subject matter today is informed by that training in precision and attention to naturalistic detail. I use a hand held drill in much the same way as I used to use a pencil, though now using diamonds and stones I am able to carve deeply into the crystal bringing the illusion of 3D. The addition of gilding has become characteristic of my current work. The Fabulous Beasts Club is a body of work which draws together several of my obsessions. Inspired by the minute detail of the natural world, but not necessarily found in nature, these creatures are gilded with precious metal leaf in rich patterns inspired by my time living in the middle east.’

Fabulobster, 2017 optical crystal block, hand engraving, pink silver leaf H21 x W17 x D7 cms ÂŁ1,800

Fabulobster (detail), 2017 optical crystal block, hand engraving, pink silver leaf H21 x W17 x D7 cms ÂŁ1,800

Crabtastic, 2017 optical crystal block, hand engraving, 22ct moon gold leaf H21 x W17 x D7 cms £1,800

Stag Do, 2017 optical crystal block, hand engraving, 22ct moon gold leaf H21 x W17 x D7 cms £1,800

Fabulous Beasts I (detail), 2017 hand blown lead crystal (glassblowing by Loco Glass) hand engraving, pink silver leaf, 22ct moon gold leaf, palladium leaf H38 x W28 x D18 cms ÂŁ2,250

Fabulous Beasts I, 2017 hand blown lead crystal (glassblowing by Loco Glass) hand engraving, pink silver leaf, 22ct moon gold leaf, palladium leaf H38 x W28 x D18 cms ÂŁ2,250

Fabulous Beasts II, 2017 optical crystal block, hand engraving, pink silver leaf, 22ct moon gold leaf, palladium leaf H21 x W17x D7 cms ÂŁ2,000

Beastie Boys, 2017 optical crystal cube, hand engraving, palladium leaf H12 x W12 x D12 cms ÂŁ1,500

Hive, 2017 optical crystal cube, hand engraving, 22ct moon gold leaf H12 x W12 x D12 cms £1,500

Nancy Sutcliffe working on hand engraving and gold leaf processes in her Herefordshire studio.

Bee Bop, 2017 optical crystal block, hand engraving, 22ct moon gold leaf H21 x W17x D7 cms £2,000

Bee Bop (detail), 2017 optical crystal block, hand engraving, 22ct moon gold leaf H21 x W17x D7 cms £2,000

Queen Bee, 2017 optical crystal block, hand engraving, 24ct gold leaf, blue silver leaf H21 x W17x D7 cms £1,800

Gathering I (detail), 2017 hand blown lead crystal (glassblowing by Loco Glass) hand engraving, pink silver leaf, 22ct moon gold leaf H38 x W28 x D18 cms ÂŁ2,250

Gathering I, 2017 hand blown lead crystal (glassblowing by Loco Glass) hand engraving, pink silver leaf, 22ct moon gold leaf H38 x W28 x D18 cms ÂŁ2,250

Gathering II, 2017 optical crystal block, hand engraving, 22ct moon gold leaf H21 x W17 x D7 cms £2,000

NANCY SUTCLIFFE b. 1957 Born: Brighouse, West Yorkshire EDUCATION & TRAINING 2015 2014 2008 2005 1979

Engraving Course, West Dean College, Sussex Glass Engraving Symposium, Frauenau, Germany Summer Course, Pilchuck Glass School, Washington USA Engraving Course, West Dean College, Sussex BA (Hons) Design, North Staffordshire Polytechnic

AWARDS 2015 2011 2008

2007

Gold Award for Glass, Craft & Design Selected Maker Awards Elected Fellow of the Guild of Glass Engravers Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers Trophy, National Exhibition of the Guild of Glass Engravers Shortlisted finalist, Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers Award - engraved glass category

SELECTED COLLECTIONS Broadfield House Glass Museum, Stourbridge Glasmuseum Frauenau, Germany

Published by The Scottish Gallery to coincide with the exhibition: THE FABULOUS BEASTS CLUB - NANCY SUTCLIFFE 7 - 31 MARCH 2018 Photography by Jay Watson All rights reserved. No part of this catalogue may be reproduced in any form by print, photocopy or by any other means, without the permission of the copyright holders and of the publishers.

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