I have been designing and making stained glass professionally most of my working life. I trained at Goddard & Gibbs Stained Glass Studios in London where I was the workshop manager until 2001, when I left to set up my own business which I called Abinger Stained Glass, after the village where I live in the Surrey Hills National Landscape.

My passion for this medium has never waned and working to a client’s brief is my forte. Listening to my customers wishes, meeting on site and sharing my knowledge, ideas and enthusiasm for the craft ensures that the stained glass windows I make are exceptional.

I use beautiful mouth-blown sheet glass from English Antique Glass, Lamberts Glass, and St Just in France, alongside stunning machine drawn glasses from around the world, which allow for obscuration – perfect for front doors and screens. Alongside traditional single glazed stained glass, I can also supply triple glazed units that comply with new planning laws – the stained glass being within the unit.

I am passing on my skills to a whole new generation. My first apprentice Toby, of whom I’m immensely proud, is on the Stained Glass Apprenticeship scheme, and now working at the wonderful Holywell Glass where he is flourishing.

I am a long-standing member of the British Society of Master Glass Painters, and am a proud trademarked member of Surrey Hills Enterprises – awarded to those who are demonstrating corporate responsibility to conserve and enhance the Surrey Hills.

My workshop has beautiful views over the valley at Abinger Hammer in the Surrey Hills National Landscape and this supplies endless inspiration for my own work.

Get in touch if you wish to visit, as I love sharing my glass!