Janice Peacock
Glass Art
Where fire, sand, and imagination meet
Gallery
Browse Janice's work across three bodies of art — click any card to explore the full collection.
Glass Bead Making
Lampwork glass bead making is the art of melting glass rods in the flame of a torch and winding the molten glass around a steel mandrel to form a bead. The process allows for extraordinary control over color, pattern, and form — from simple rounds to complex sculptural beads with intricate surface decoration.
Janice has been making lampwork beads since the early 1990s, when the contemporary glass bead movement was just finding its footing. She studied with some of the pioneers of the craft and went on to become an internationally recognized artist, teacher, and author. Her beads have been exhibited in galleries and museums across the United States and featured in numerous books and publications.
Hot Glass Sand Casting
Sand casting is one of the oldest and most elemental glassworking techniques. Molten glass — heated to over 2000°F — is gathered on a blowpipe or poured directly into a mold carved into damp sand. The sand imprints its texture onto the glass surface, creating a natural, organic quality that no other technique can replicate.
Janice began exploring sand casting as a way to work at a larger scale than beadmaking allows. Working with a team at a hot glass studio, she designs the molds, selects the colors, and directs the pour — then waits as the glass slowly cools over many hours before it can be removed and finished. Each piece is truly one of a kind: the sand mold is destroyed in the process, and the exact flow of the glass can never be perfectly repeated.
Watch Janice demonstrate the sand casting process with Paul Marioni in Scotland.
