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Opaque Bowls – Forget me Not Blue

These bowls have been with us since we opened our doors twenty five years ago. It’s a timeless form and at home in a contemporary or traditional home. Hope you enjoy the pics of the colours of the bowls set against the wealth of colour in the natural word.

Talk for Members of the Contemporary Glass Society

Together on Wednesdays
Our next lecture is:
Kate Jones of Gillies Jones on 25 years Making a Living Creating Glass
on Wednesday, 29th  April 7.30 – 8.30pm

Kate Jones is half of the Gillies Jones partnership; her current practice explores surface mark making and the landscape.   Kate has lectured extensively in the UK including work for Crafts Council and overseas with the British Council in Australia and India. She studied Fine Art in Stourbridge College of Art, glass at Brierley Hill and master classes at North Lands.

This talk is for members of the CGS. For more details have a look here CGS.

The Cowslip

The Cowslip – our first limited edition bowl of 2020

Flowering around Easter the cowslip is one of the best known spring wildflowers.

In Rosedale Abbey, they grow between the stones of our driveway, a nodding cluster of delicate cup shaped flowers sitting atop tall stalks, the leaves an array of delicate greens.

A nostalgic symbol of flower rich pastures, once as common as a buttercup but depleted from the 1950s due to changes in land management, the cowslip is now regaining a foothold in roadside verges.

Highly valued since ancient times for its medicinal uses, the cowslip contains an oil known as ‘primula camphor’ that has the potential for use as an anti-inflammatory and antihistamine. Used to make wine, jam, tea and ointment, it is thought to be a good sedative and was used in the treatment of coughs and bronchitis. A tad topical… but don’t try this at home.

The folklore is rich, as is the origin of its name. In old English ‘cuslyppe’ translated to cowpat. Obviously, we prefer the more romantic adapted name, cowslip.

Our first seasonal design of 2020 is an edition of 100 bowls and is available for delivery only at present. View the bowls in our shop.

Very warmest regards from Rosedale.
Stephen and Kate

Still Working and Open – Rosedale – 18th March

Of course, the situation with Coronavirus is changing rapidly. It seems almost daily that we have new advice.

We are doing our very best to navigate these choppy waters. We remain very much open for business are fulfilling orders by post.

We will continue to blow glass and so, therefore, by nature of the process we have our doors open and will welcome visitors.

Keeping in mind our health and the wellbeing of our assistant, we will continue to monitor the situation and be guided by expert advice.

In these difficult times, we are focusing on springs bounty and enjoying the fresh air of the North York Moors.

Thank you for all your support and we hope you all stay safe and well.

Stephen & Kate

Crucible – Changing the Pot

The furnace is off as we change the crucible, ready for the year ahead making glass. The pot corrodes over time and develops holes or cracks, which can, eventually go through and create all kinds of havoc for a glassmaker. This pot has been in the furnace since summer 2017 and is ready to come out. Hope to have the furnace relit next week and have the beating heart of the building return to warm this stone building through.