The Cafe Gandolfi is probably Glasgow's best known Cafe. The window was commissioned by Iain Mackenzie, the owner of the cafe at the time. Having decided that something slightly unexpected would probably be best, the idea of using fish evolved through a couple of throw-away remarks. The fish chosen are Gatern Gaternus commonly called 'Sweet Lips'. They form a dense pack huddled under a reef. When I came to design the second half of this window I decided to use the same species again but to have this group in motion.
Cafe Gandolfi
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Cafe Gandolfi
Material - Hartley Wood - Mouthblown Streaky Flashed Glass
Technique - Acid etching, glasspainting and silverstaining
Dimensions -
This is more an animated slide show rather than a video. It was one of the first pieces that I made a film about. It's nice to see that it has had about 10,000 views over the years.