About Milly Frances

In case you’re wondering, who am I?

I’m Milly Frances, and I’ve been working with stained glass for over thirteen years in many different ways. These include being a student, a tutor and a designer and maker of stained glass windows. I now have my own company, Striking Glass, an MA in Glass and a part-time job teaching stained glass at Bristol School of Art. That’s lots of glass for one lifetime.

And what do I know?

Along my merry way I’ve experimented with hot casting, kiln work, flame working and hot glass. But it is stained glass that continues to fire my furnace. I’ve tried many techniques to achieve the results I’m looking for – fusing, slumping, acid etching, enamelling, painting, staining, screen-printing and sandblasting to name but a few.

What motivates me?

One of the joys of working with and teaching stained glass is the enormous amount there is still to learn, and I continue to enjoy the challenges that each new commission brings.