Steph Caunt

Beadiest of All

I have always loved glass and was totally hooked when I discovered lampwork. Lampworking, or flameworking as it’s sometimes known, is the process of heating glass in a propane oxygen torch and making and creating beads and glass sculpture.

How light moves through glass, I find mesmerising, and l love to spend time experimenting with what it can do. My work is inspired by many different influences including shapes from nature, art deco design and a sense of humour that means I try and make whatever quirky creature pops into my head.

I studied product design in Kent at Medway college of Art and having left college, I then started a family and went back to work as a children’s portrait photographer. I eventually ended up in management and only came back to my creative pursuits 15 years ago when I was taught lampwork with one of the top lampworkers in the country.

After practicing hard and setting up my own studio and an online business, I now make my own beads and jewellery, selling my designs all over the world.