A bowl, is a bowl, is a bowl?

To me, as a maker, it is the most pleasing of all forms. Apparently simple, deceptively difficult to do well. The bowl is a perfect canvas. I don’t try to master it; I am seeking a balance between control and freedom. By using the heat of the glass and allowing colours, soft and hard, to pull and push the clear glass mass, the glass beholds its natural tension, while letting the glass flow to its perfect natural form, revealing colour and light. Form follows material!

“Neil’s perfect bowls are like flowers, tulips in stages of opening .” Peter Bremers Contemporary Glass Society ‘Glass Network’ magazine

Crafts Council Statement

Recognised as a consummate craftsman, Neil Wilkin produces exquisite glass. As a maker, Neil has committed his life to a pursuit of perfection in form and colour, harnessing the unique optical and physical qualities of glass. His mastery of glass is expressed through the creation of beautiful work inspired by the natural world. Neil’s work is held in public and private collections around the world, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, Hepworth Wakefield and Crafts Council Collection.