Engraved Glass UK
Beesker recommends Alan Hislop as Britain's best
website for buying Engraved Glass
ABOUT 'ALAN HISLOP ENGRAVED GLASS'
Alan
Hislop has been a glass engraver since 1985, and is based in Horsford, a
small village just north of Norwich in Norfolk, England. He specialises in hand
engraving, multi depth sand carving, shading and polishing techniques. He also
undertakes gilding and ceramics.
The Alan Hislop website is organised into the
following main sections: Stemware, Tankards, Tumblers, Mixers, Tots & Shots,
Decanters, Jugs, Bowles, Vases, Desk Top, Candle Lamps, Photo Frames, Trophies,
Plaques, Optical Crystal, and Gift Ideas.
There is a Gallery section, with examples of Alan Hislop's glass engraving work.
These include: a glass panel with a drawing of a recumbent dog, engraved by hand
using rotary diamond drill on 6mm plate glass with the surrounding area lightly
sandblasted; two 6' 6" sandblasted glass door panels for a local Indian
restaurant with images of the Taj Mahal; a replacement etched window panel to
replace a broken panel 60 years old; and a hand cut lead crystal bowl with hand
engraved image of a church.