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roy duke – fused glass

After retirement from the world of accounting and computers in 2018, Roy attended a taster course on glass fusing at West Dean College and got the bug. A summer school course followed and then creation of a workspace in the garden and investment in the tools of the trade.  Roy’s love of geometric forms and the wonders of the natural world and beyond are reflected in his work.  Every day is a new adventure.

Roy has exhibited with Petersfield Arts and Crafts Society (PACS) since 2022 and has had a couple of his pieces re-posted on the WarmGlassUK social media pages. 2025 saw Roy having one of his pieces accepted for the AppArt exhibition in Surrey.

Allium Bowl -Appart 2025

Examples of Roy’s work can be seen on his instagram page:-

Shedioglass – www.instagram.com/shedioglass

Roy’s work is available at the Barn Emporium, Durleighmarsh Farm on the Vintage + More stand (ground floor) and at Gallery 30 on Petersfield High Street.

To contact Roy about commissions, please email shedioglass@gmail.com

Roy outside his “Shedio” workspace

PACS 2025 – Public choice and Members Choice award winner – Roy Duke – I still see you.

Roy also had a brilliant year at PACS 2025 exhibition, scooping three awards. The Ron Howlett award in the woodcraft / glass and jewellery category for his “Purple Garden”, and then both the members choice and public choice for his “I still see you”.

“Purple garden” is a kiln carved piece using a range of purple / blue glass pieces, fused and then mounted in a wooden block. “I still see you” is Roy’s reaction the felling of the sycamore tree along Hadrian’s wall (often referred to as the sycamore gap tree). Depicted as a ghostly silhouette, It clearly caught the imagination and resonated with many visitors ( PACS members and general public)

PACS 2025 Ron Hewlett award winner – Roy Duke – Purple Garden

Rainbow riverbed:- Iridised glass that was cut into strips then fired on a bed of fire resistant fibre creating the relief in the base

Heartstring :- Curves of white glass are created separately and then added to a panel consisting of a silver foil heart sandwiched between layers of red and clear glass
Scallop shell :- Iridised glass formed into this shell shape using an array of moulds in separate firings.
Paradise – Kiln carved leaf design
Aurora : – streaky black glass fused to a beautiful green to create this impression of the Aurora Borealis
Montgolfier – blues and greys- thin strips of black and yellow glass fused onto a clear glass panel with stacks of clear glass on top that melt during the firing to create this illusion
Piano wave:- Piano keyboard wave with “Happy birthday to you” displayed in the musical score
Allium : – blue transparent glass overlaid with green stringers
Honeycomb:- yellow transparent glass fused to white with a clear cap
Red transparent glass with brass foil inclusion
Inca silver foil on vanilla base with alchemy cap that turns the silver to a bronze colour
Heartstring coaster – silver foil with reactive glass cap on blue / green opal base