Deborah Hewertson-Tisdall

Deborah of Dancing Peacock has been making unique jewellery to her own designs for over twenty years. She lives in Carlisle. Her jewellery is made of fused dichroic glass. She is entirely self-taught.
 
In 2010, she decided to branch out and began making clocks, photograph frames and pictures, large and small, all of the same fused dichroic glass.
 
Her work vibrates with colour, and is very intricate. Deborah first cuts the glass into a myriad of shapes, some very tiny. These are then fused in her kilns at a very high temperature. New in 2011, are etchings of various motifs incorporated into her work
 
Obtaining most of her glass from the UK and some special pieces from the USA, she uses many types, including transparent, textured, opal and particularly dichroic glass, which can be plain, textured or patterned. She also etches glass by hand using her own stencils.
 
Deborah uses all colours of the rainbow in her work, producing stunning effects – the colours shift as if they were permanently under water.