Commissions Gallery

Patrice wrote asking "Do you have pinks? What do you think about doing a flamingo?"

How could I refuse such a challenge?!

As you see, the mounted panel is complemented by a flamingo head Miniature.

One of my most popular works is 'Wells', an architectural piece based on the ancient Saxon cathedral in Wells, Somerset.

An existing client, who was gradually buying larger and larger pieces from me, asked if I could reimagine 'Wells' in cooler colours from the original.

We came up with Cobalt - and a completely different perspective view of one of my favourite works!

Out of the blue I received an email:

"I'd like to reimagine your Chequer with more cobalt. My favorite colors are the Caribbean blues, especially the dark ones and peridot green. I have my hair colored a dark grape purple. My car is bright lime green. I love color! I’m an artist."

It's always special to Reimagine one of my best-loved works. It's like watching a family grow. We all have the same surname, but we're all different!

A Canadian illustrator's latest book had just ascended into the New York Times bestseller list.

To celebrate, he asked for a series of six large Miniatures to present as individually engraved awards to his literary colleagues throughout North America.

I thought this was a wonderful gesture to complement the "usual thank yous" normally seen in a book's fly leaf!

A present from a French client to his colleague in Saint Barthélemy, a beautiful little Caribbean island.

I had to work in a rush to be in time for a pre-arranged visit, but we got there! We based it on the original 'Swirls' bowl.

I like to feel my glass colours captured the magic of the sparkling Caribbean.

My Brittany client returned for a second piece - a window in his TV lounge.
The inspiration he gave me was absolutely perfect for my style - he showed me two original acrylics hanging on his wall, both by Jinsheng You, a modern Chinese landscape artist.

Working within a similar palette to Jinsheng, I designed a large abstract window, comprising two large panels that fit seamlessly for a full landscape window effect.

This was a birthday gift to his wife.

He said: "I found you on Instagram and absolutely love the work you do. I wanted to reach out about commissioning a piece for my wife in a style similar to her favorite art / artist but tailored to her as a Christmas / 40th birthday present."

This was my first ever floral roundel, all curves, no easy straight lines!

Did you know there's a famous Balloon Fiesta held in Bristol every year that's been going on for almost 50 years?

My client has a powerful memory of this event, seeing all the magnificent hot air balloons soaring effortlessly up into the sky - from back when he was a university student there.

He wanted to bring it back to life on one of his walls, the way he remembered, in all it's colour and glory.

This was my first set of balloons.

A set of 4 Floral coasters, Reimagined from my Floral Roundel.

I created 8, and the client chose her favourites!

"Beautiful artwork; great communication; very good packaging (purchased several items and no damage); and great communication."

Already a keen collector of my glass art, the client saw my small square rainbow bowls, and immediately commissioned a much larger round one to add to her personal art collection.

"Love, love, love my rainbow glass dish so much. Great quality & attention to detail."

The original 'Stairs' was large and expensive, so the client asked if I could do one a bit smaller.

To get there, I completely reimagined all the colours while keeping close to the original design elements.

She said "Oh my gosh, everything is so beautiful!! More beautiful than I imagined!"

This work was intended for a family to cherish the memory a young artist member who'd recently passed.

Working with the whole family, her husband, sister and parents, we created a design that works in glass - while still keeping faith with her original artwork.

They said "It is amazing! ... Thank you Linda. It was a pleasure working with you!"

What the client asked for: "This piece is going into my living room which has a lot of red, but I want something to replace all the items on my small table. I don’t think things have to match. I just want a dramatic touch of blue in the space."

"I worked with Linda on a bowl to get the colors just right. It worked out just right!"

My client wanted to gift his wife 'the experience of working with me' on a roundel - as an artistic partnership.

She's a discerning lady with a very clear vision and lots of ideas, so I had to work hard to get everything exactly as she wanted, but it was well worth it, as the final Floral roundel and 2 miniatures make a striking focal point in the room.

Afterwards she said "I must say Billy really hit it out of the park when choosing an item from you as my 50th birthday gift. "

The client said: "I would love to have a set of pieces with your full creative liberty. The only thing I ask is that I get some eyes and lips, like in the “set of four” picture. Other than that I fully trust you and your process."

Once he saw the designs he said "Oh my good lord! You are absolutely amazing! I’m so in love already. I can already see them on my wall! IM IN LOOOOOVE!"

A new follower on Threads asked for this little floral beauty to cheer herself up.

It was my pleasure to help, and even nicer when she said in Trustpilot:

"I’m so happy to own a piece of her work."

A lady from Italy asked me to Reimagine one of my Portico bowls, but as a flat wall-mounted Miniature in a colour scheme to match her bedroom wall.

As an artist herself, she loved going into every detail of the glass colours, transparencies and shapes she imagined.

Bridgitte wrote "This is for my sister who has been following you forever and watches your videos to de-stress. She loves everything you do, but her favorite color is purple. If you could include one tiny purple piece, that would be great, but there's literally nothing you could do that she wouldn't love, so I trust your vision!"

She said "I'd like to send you a picture of the hot air balloon that flew overhead at my wedding in hopes that you can replicate it. Is that something we can arrange?"

The answer was "yes". I brought her treasured memory back to life in 59 separate pieces using 11 different colours of art glass.

Valentines bring out my playful side.

This was noticed, when they said "Linda is such a fun artist to work with. Even with her small, affordable pieces, she invites you to create with her. She communicates throughout the process with questions, narrative, and photos. She is very quick and so is shipping."

When looking at my original 'Gaze' work, Danielle asked "Could we reimagine the eye with a green-blue palette and make the iris amber/honey colored? And if it’s possible to have a name ... could we call the piece “Bright Eyes”?

It was surprisingly easy to make, despite being completely different to the original.

It must have been a labour of love :)

When the client saw my Abundance Roundel and Miniatures, she wanted to puchase something similar straight away.

Well, I'm always ready to please!

"Everything is absolutely fabulous!! I’m so excited about receiving it all. I love your creativity & love of color. I think I might like a bowl as well. Can’t wait for our next project 😊"

Sometimes a message needs engraving on the glass. Fortunately I have a laser engraver. Two fused glass art miniatures were the result, each uniquely engraved with such an affectionate message.

The accompanying miniature said "Love you more!"

The lady who bought my large Gaze roundel said she'd like an accompanying Miniature of the Eye, which is the focal point of the original piece.

"Linda is great to work with from start to finish I HIGHLY recommend gaining a piece of her art for your collection."

Initially she said "I have been watching you and your amazing work mainly on Facebook. I just love everything about your work."

Afterwards I got "Holy Cow!! These are all beautiful!!
Thank you for sending these!!

I LOVE THEM!!"

What more needs to be said :)

My client, Jean-Michel, requested 12 fused glass art hot air balloons to be displayed across the wall of his bedroom. He said he was inspired by the previous hot air balloon montage I'd made.

Agreeing the sizes, colours and layout took quite a long time, but once envisioned it was perfect.

"I also appreciate your help and talents in making this project a reality. I'll be particularly happy to present this wall to my friends and to promote you at the same time. Who knows, maybe it will inspire others!"

Every single one of my Valentines is made unique, never the same as before. Working with way keeps me interested in them, as I never know what will turn up next.

Made with a selection of coloured art glass, both opaque and transparent, so they let the light through in a nice way.

"The artwork arrived yesterday and I love it so much!

I have it right in the middle of our kitchen for us all to appreciate and to spread some love!"