Artist in Residence: Halima Cassell

Halima Cassell brings her exquisite sculptural aesthetic to the medium of glass. Born in 1975 in Pakistan, brought up in Lancashire and now living in Shropshire, Halima's varied, multi-cultural background is tangibly present in her work.

Halima’s work fuses her Asian roots with a fascination for African pattern work and her deep passion for architectural geometry. It is intense yet playful, structured yet creative; substantial yet dynamic and invariably compelling in its originality.

“The glass residency, for me, has been a great opportunity to further understand the material that I have longed to build a deeper relationship with and to realise the level of its possibilities.

Being in an inspiring workspace, with other creative people and an amazingly talented tutor made the time during the residency an even more valuable experience.

The ideas behind the work that I have created during the residency, are linked with my own practice. This is to see how I can integrate this wonderful material by making connections with my thinking methods and a new way of possibly working. Had an invaluable time.”