Most Notable Events:

2009

Invited Demonstrator at the Towcester “Flame Off” April 2009
"Tempest" International Exhibition of Glass Beads – Zurich & corning USA
Making Jewellery Magazine - Issues, 4 and 5

2008

“Tempest” – International Exhibition of Glass Beads (UK, USA & France).
Featured in the Beading Calendar 2009 ISBN 0-7407-7163-9

2007

Coastline Necklace and a group of 'Bright' Beads featured in The Beader's Colour Mixing Directory by Sandra Wallace - ISBN 0-89689-480-0
3 page Feature in "Bead" Magazine (Dec 07/Jan 08 issue)
BBC TV's The One show - interview with John Sargeant 

2006

Lamp-work Necklace in Bead & Button Magazine February 2007 issue

Included in the book, "50 Distinguished Contemporary Artists in Glass" ISBN 0-947798-60-9.

Double Page feature in the Beadwork Guild Magazine January 2006

‘Catwalk Necklace’ shown in the Biennale Exhibition at the International Festival of Glass

Teaching at the International Festival of Glass Stourbridge

4 Photos and credits in “The Bead Selectors Bible" by Elise Mann

Feature in “Inspired Living” magazine 

2005

Exhibition with Diana East at the Crew Yard Gallery, Patchings Art Centre, Calverton
‘Adopt an Artist’ Exhibition in Aylesbury
Demonstration at Broadfield House Glass Museum for the Bead Collectors Day
Exhibition at Art@Calvert nr Aylesbury
Exhibition “Perles de’art” in France
Photos in The Encyclopaedia of Beading Techniques by Sara Withers and Stephanie Burham
Set up new studio with space for two students

2004

Invited to Portugal to demonstrate for an art exhibition
Adopt and Artist Exhibition Aylesbury Civic Centre
June - Daily Mail article on ‘What People Do In Their Sheds’
Taught and Lectured at the International Festival of Glass
Feature in Lark Books “1000 Greatest Beads”
Photos in “Round the Beading Twist” a book by Jacqui Carey
Photos in “Complete Beading” a book by Jema Hewitt

2003

Featured in a TV Documentary on the Discovery Home & Leisure Channel

Centre-fold spread in the Mail on-Sunday

Exhibition at Aylesbury Civic Centre 

2002

Tutored with Diana East – ‘Working with Coloured Borosilicate Glass’ – the first class of its kind in the UK.

Featured in Beadmaking Article in the West Midlands Lifestyle Magazine

      2000/1

Be    Began teaching beadmaking for beginners at Plowden & Thompson’s workshop
Visit Visits to various Glass Bead Shows & Exhibitions in New York, US.
TutTTutored and demonstrated at the Scientific Glass Blowers AGM

1997/9
Attended first glass beadmaking course with Diana East and set-up Jazzy Lily Hot Glass
Founder member of Glass Beadmakers UK (GBUK) Became Treasurer & Membership Secretary
Created “Hot Stuff” – the quarterly GBUK newsletter

  On going - my work can be found at The Red House Cone Stourbridge, 
and at all the major UK bead fairs