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Northcoastglass CONTEMPORARY GLASS FROM THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND BRODIE NAIRN AND NICHOLA BURNS MET EACH OTHER WHILE STUDYING AT GRAY'S SCHOOL OF ART IN ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND.

THEY THEN WENT ON TO STUDY GLASS AT THE INTERNATIONAL GLASS CENTRE, BRIERLEY HILL, ENGLAND. AFTER THEIR STUDIES THEY BOTH PURSUED THEIR PASSION FOR GLASS BY TAKING UP APPRENTICESHIPS WITH SOME OF THE LEADING CONTEMPORARY GLASS ARTISTS IN EUROPE AND THE U.S. BRODIE AND NICKY HAVE ALREADY ESTABLISHED NAMES FOR THEMSELVES AS INDEPENDENT GLASS ARTISTS WHILE LIVING IN EUROPE. THEY HAVE TWO VERY DIFFERE

NT STYLES: BRODIE WITH HIS MINIMAL SENSUOUS FORMS AND NICKY WITH HER ENERGETIC AND EXUBERANT SCULPTURAL WORKS. IN 2005 THEY SET-UP THEIR STUDIO WITH A SMALL GALLERY IN THE PRETTY HISTORICAL TOWN OF TAIN IN THE NORTH EAST HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND. BRODIE AND NICKY HAVE TWO CHILDREN RUBY AND ANGUS. RUBY WOULD LIKE TO BE A GLASS DESIGNER WHEN SHE IS OLDER AND ANGUS A GLASSBLOWER….HANDY!

Fancy trying your hand at glassmaking? 🔥✨Join us for our Make Your Own Glass Paperweight Workshop and create your own un...
26/08/2026

Fancy trying your hand at glassmaking? 🔥✨

Join us for our Make Your Own Glass Paperweight Workshop and create your own unique piece of glass with plenty of hands-on guidance from our team.

Choose your colours, get involved at the bench and experience the heat of the glass for yourself.

📅 Saturday 12th September
⚠️ VERY LIMITED SPACES REMAINING!

Don’t miss out!
Call us on 01862893189 or email [email protected]

19/08/2026

Fancy having a go at glassmaking? 🔥✨

Join us on Saturday 12th September for our Make Your Own Glass Paperweight Workshop, part of the St Duthus Book & Arts Festival.

Choose your colours, work with molten glass and, with guidance from our team, help shape your very own handmade glass paperweight to take home.

Places are limited and tend to go quickly, so don’t miss out!

✨️ VERY LIMITED SPACES LEFT✨️ Our 2nd workshop as part of the St Duthus Books & Art Festival is on Sunday 13th Sept and ...
12/08/2026

✨️ VERY LIMITED SPACES LEFT✨️

Our 2nd workshop as part of the St Duthus Books & Art Festival is on Sunday 13th Sept and is already proving to be very popular.

Join us for our Make Your Own Glass Bauble Workshop & experience the magic of working with molten glass as you help create your very own unique bauble.

Spaces are very limited & filling up quickly, so don't miss out!

📅 Sunday 13th September
🕒️ 10am - 3.30pm

Call our gallery or send us and email to book your place.

Don’t miss out! Join us on Saturday 12th September for a special glass paperweight workshop, held as part of the St Duth...
05/08/2026

Don’t miss out! Join us on Saturday 12th September for a special glass paperweight workshop, held as part of the St Duthus Book and Art Festival.

Create your own colourful glass paperweight with guidance from our experienced glassmakers and take home something completely unique.

Places go quickly, so book early to avoid missing out.

Have you ever fancied trying your hand at glassblowing?Here are some lovely reviews from guests who joined us for a Blow...
29/07/2026

Have you ever fancied trying your hand at glassblowing?

Here are some lovely reviews from guests who joined us for a Blow Your Own Glass Bauble workshop on Monday. ✨

Come along and experience the magic of working with molten glass while creating your very own handmade bauble to take home.

Lucy Skaer PART 2We were delighted to help make the glass elements for Lucy Skaer’s Stacks and Ledgers exhibition at Pet...
23/07/2026

Lucy Skaer PART 2

We were delighted to help make the glass elements for Lucy Skaer’s Stacks and Ledgers exhibition at Peter Freeman, Inc. in New York.

The exhibition includes Empty Ledger, a blown-glass work made in 207 parts, continuing Lucy’s exploration of material, memory, value and the idea of the ledger as both record and object.

It is always a privilege to see glass used in such a thoughtful and unexpected way, especially in work that allows the material to hold, reflect and animate light.

You can view more about the exhibition here:
https://www.peterfreemaninc.com/exhibitions/lucy-skaer-stacks-and-ledgers

We were delighted to help create the hand-blown glass bricks for The Pittenweem Ledger, a major new work by Turner Prize...
15/07/2026

We were delighted to help create the hand-blown glass bricks for The Pittenweem Ledger, a major new work by Turner Prize-nominated artist Lucy Skaer. Lucy has had her work displayed internationally.

Working across sculpture, film, drawing and print, Lucy’s work has been shown internationally and is held in major collections including Tate, The Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Centre Pompidou.

“I find glass such a beautiful material. It bridges sculpture and film, the way it is an object but also captures and animates light.”

Within the gallery, the glass installation resembles the ruled lines and cells of a ledger page. As the natural light changes throughout the day, the work constantly shifts in appearance, at times seeming to float above the floor or emerge through a cloud of mist.

It was a privilege to use our glassmaking skills to help bring Lucy’s vision to life.

The Pittenweem Ledger

Lucy Skaer

Cairn Gallery, Pittenweem

20 June to 2 August 2026

Follow Cairn Gallery on Instagram for exhibition details and images.

Photography by Jess Holdengarde |

💧 Summer is a season shaped by water—the sparkle of the sea, the calm of a still loch, and the gentle rhythm of flowing ...
08/07/2026

💧 Summer is a season shaped by water—the sparkle of the sea, the calm of a still loch, and the gentle rhythm of flowing rivers.💧

Inspired by these moments, Uisge takes its name from the Scottish Gaelic word for water. Its soft, organic form echoes the shape of a single droplet, while the hand-blown glass captures and reflects light with beautiful clarity.

Every vase is individually hand-blown, making each one unique—just as no two drops of water are ever the same.

New for Summer 2026
£45 each

https://northcoastglass.com/shop/uisge-vase

Bring a little calm, light and the beauty of water into your home this summer.

💧 New for Summer 2026 – Uisge 💧Inspired by the beauty and movement of water, Uisge takes its name from the Scottish Gael...
30/06/2026

💧 New for Summer 2026 – Uisge 💧

Inspired by the beauty and movement of water, Uisge takes its name from the Scottish Gaelic word for water. Its soft, organic form echoes the shape of a single droplet, while the hand-blown glass captures and reflects light like water itself.

Each vase is individually hand-blown, making every piece one of a kind.

£45 each

Available now – a timeless piece for your home or a thoughtful gift.

https://northcoastglass.com/new-page-11

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