CATHERINE MAHÉ
Cluster Exhibitor | Cluster Crafts | 2022
Born in France, Catherine Mahé is a self-taught kiln-formed glass designer-maker based in Cheshire, UK. It was whilst dabbling in mixed media mosaic that she started experimenting with glass fusing. She immediately fell in love with the challenging nature of the material and its complex properties.
Poppy Sky Large Vessel | 2022
Cornflower Extra Large Vessel | 2022
Despite its fragility, Catherine strongly advocates that glass should be held and turned around in order to benefit fully from its translucent properties and light’s playful effects. Texture, created from crushed glass, aims to encourage the viewer to touch the objects. It also serves to complement the theme of contrast as the organic texture randomly adorns each object, thus disturbing the smoothness of the glass and the regularity of the design.
Cornflower Extra Large Vessel | 2022
Many courses, a couple of kilns and years of trial and error later, Catherine has developed a line of bold, colourful and textured glass objects for the home. Contrast is at the heart of Catherine’s work and largely inspired by nature. She favours bold colour combinations for their powerful energy. Symmetry is also a recurrent theme throughout Catherine’s work, with a predilection for linear and checked patterns.
Cosmos Meadows Medium Vessel | 2022
Poppy Sky Medium Vessel | 2022
Cmglassdesigns is a line of bold, colourful and textured kiln-formed glass objects created by Catherine Mahé in her Cheshire studio, UK. Catherine’s work is inspired by contrast in nature, a theme that recurs throughout her glass work. Her palette is one of bold and vibrant colours, allied to strong linear patterns. With the careful combination of opalescent and transparent glass, Catherine creates exciting light effects and depth throughout the object.
Cosmos Meadows Large Vessel | 2022
Catherine’s primary objective is to spread a little joy around. However, on a deeper level, it symbolises the sense of order human beings seek and the randomness and surprises life can bring along the way.
Cornflower Medium Vessel | 2022
During the Covid-19 pandemic-induced lockdowns, Catherine began to explore texture to reclaim the ‘touch and feel’ experience we had lost. With textured elements carefully positioned against the smooth glass surface, contrast is further enhanced and each piece is given an attractive tactile dimension that aims to encourage the viewer to hold the object and appreciate fully the translucency of the material and the interplay of light, colour and texture. Some of Catherine’s work is intended for use, but most of her creations, such as her bevelled drop out vessels, are finely crafted decorative art objects.