Nancy Sutcliffe
Born: 1957Place of Birth: Brighouse, West Yorkshire
Nancy Sutcliffe is a graduate of North Staffordshire Polytechnic, Stoke-on-Trent, where she 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.
"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 a characteristic of my current work - precious metal leaf in rich patterns inspired by my time living in the middle east."
Private collections include:
Broadfield House Glass Museum, Stourbridge, UK; Glasmuseum Frauenau, Germany
Nancy Sutcliffe was the subject of a solo exhibition in March 2020 - DNA.
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Beetlemania View details
Nancy Sutcliffe
Beetlemania
2020engraved optical glass, 22ct gold leaf, slate plinthH:8cm W:8cm D:8cm£950Beetlemania (detail) View detailsNancy Sutcliffe
Beetlemania (detail)
2020engraved optical glass, 22ct gold leaf, slate plinthH:8cm W:8cm D:8cm£950Seeds View detailsNancy Sutcliffe
Seeds
2020optical crystal block and gilded cloche; diamond wheel and stone engraving; palladium and caplain gold leaf; wooden baseH:25cm W:11cm D:8cm£2,150Nancy Sutcliffe in her Herefordshire studio View details-
Cosmic Eggs I, II, III & IV View details
Nancy Sutcliffe
Cosmic Eggs I, II, III & IV
2020mouth-blown glass; diamond wheel engraving; 24ct gold leafH:7-9cm D:9-11cmSoldPhotograph: Jay WatsonCosmic Egg I View detailsNancy Sutcliffe
Cosmic Egg I
2020mouth-blown glass; diamond wheel engraving; 24ct gold leafH:7cm D:9cmSoldPhotograph: Jay WatsonCosmic Egg II View detailsNancy Sutcliffe
Cosmic Egg II
2020mouth-blown glass; diamond wheel engraving; 24ct gold leafH:9cm D:11cmSoldPhotograph: Jay WatsonCosmic Egg III View detailsNancy Sutcliffe
Cosmic Egg III
2020mouth-blown glass; diamond wheel engraving; 24ct gold leafH:7cm D:9cmSoldPhotograph: Jay WatsonCosmic Egg IV View detailsNancy Sutcliffe
Cosmic Egg IV
2020mouth-blown glass; diamond wheel engraving; 24ct gold leafH:8cm D:10cmSoldPhotograph: Jay WatsonAmphibians View detailsNancy Sutcliffe
Amphibians
2020optical crystal block; diamond wheel and stone engraving; 24ct gold leaf; wooden plinthH:12cm W:12cm D:12cmSoldPhotograph: Jay WatsonTwo View detailsNancy Sutcliffe
Two
2014glass panel; diamond wheel and stone engraving; 24ct gold and palladium leaf; wooden feet (freestanding)H:35cm W:28cmSoldPhotograph: Jay WatsonLoading
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