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Precious Series

These pieces made in the kiln in a vermiculite box filled with sand. The damp sand is molded to the desired form then carefully filled with pre-fired clear glass frit. The resultant forms take their inspiration from the delicate and precious life forms living on the sea bed and margins of the oceans . The Clam, the Oyster and the Chiton who being filter feeders rely on clean water to thrive. These life forms are often harvested before they can reach maturity and with the acidification of the oceans their shells are becoming thinner and less resilient to attack.

From shell to sand to glass to sculpture - remaking the unmade.

Genesis Series

Sky, Earth and Sea

Sigi Hill Glass Sculpture Genesis: Earth

Chalk Stream Series
Inspired by my local Chalk streams, with their crystal clear water, abundant and delicious watercress and Trout.

Change Series
This trio was designed and made during the first COVID-19 lockdown in the spring of 2020. The pieces called Calm Waters, Ripple and Maelstrom are a subconscious reaction to those turbulent times. The glass seemingly floats above the wooden plinths giving light to the pieces which resemble
precarious spinning plates. The Change Series suggests a circularity and orderly transition in the evolution of change.

Change Series-The Sculpture Series v1.0.mSigi Hill

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Change Series-Methods v1.0Sigi Hill

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Change Series-Philosophy v1.0Sigi Hill

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Oceanic Series
Working with glass frits and sheet glass. These pieces look at the dappled reflections on the ocean.

Inspired by Sand
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Vessels portraying the crystalline qualities of sand and the colours of a coastline. The layers of frit mirroring a cliff side which reveals sediments long hidden from the surface; most dramatically a black layer suggesting a long forgotten fire perhaps.
In some I use contours of a coast to suggest the transition from waters edge to beach to soil and vegetation.

Transient Isle Series

The starting point for these works was an oyster and the island where it lived and died. I developed my designs around the layering and ageing of the shell and the changes to the island over time. The work responds to the 'ever shifting' sands, mans' interventions, the lifecycle of the beach and the textures of the coastline.