Glass artist Phil Atrill was born in Plymouth, 1972. He produces a variety of work from fluid sculptural pieces to unique vessels and production items.
Since gaining an MA at the Royal College of Art in 2001, Atrill has been working as a glass artist in London. While producing his own work, he has been fortune to work with many prominate designers to help produce their designs. Having gained numerous awards and grants, including the Crafts Council Development Award, he has attended classes at Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Maine, USA and Northlands Creative Glass, Scotland.
‘My starting point for this body of work was horizons and how the light changes in different weather conditions. From sunrise to sunset, to stormy skies and clear sunny summer days, each moment is different. Using colour to suggest these moods, I have tried to capture this movement with fluid shapes and strong graduations of tone. Each collection is unique to a certain place and specific horizon.’
Atrill exhibits his work throughout the U.K. and Europe, with pieces in many public and private collections.
