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Jane studied at Dartington College of art and gained her BA Hons at the University of Central England in Birmingham - studying ceramics and glass. She has been working with glass for twenty years now. She has extensive teaching experience, starting as an art instructor for social services, then working in a private school - she now teaches glass at Cornwall College and for the last four years has also taught at the Mid Cornwall School of Jewellery.
In 2002 she formed Java Glass with Vanessa Langley. In 2003 a large contract was completed, supplying Jaeger with glass stars - designed by Jane - for all their European stores for Christmas window displays. Jane went solo in 2004 and works as an artist supplying a select number of galleries.
Fran has been working with glass for twenty years. After completing a diploma in art and design in 1984, she began designing in tiffany and stained glass - working to commission at her studio in the Custard Factory in Birmingham. She began teaching in 1993 at the Birmingham Industrial Therapy Association, where people with learning difficulties develop new skills. In 1996 she began a BA in jewellery and silversmithing at the University of Central England School of Jewellery in Birmingham, during which she developed ideas and designs for incorporating glass in jewellery. Since graduating she has continued to develop these techniques and together with Jane has devised a saleable range of jewellery pieces that are sold in Craft Council accredited shops and galleries. She has recently completed an ONC qualification at the International School of Glass in Stourbridge - to expand her knowledge of glass techniques and technology.