Glass Dialogues brings together the collaborative practice of glass artists Jude Walker and Natalie Ireland, who have been working in close creative conversation since 2023.
While their individual approaches differ the exhibition, with its combinations of warm glass fusing and casting, is shaped by an ongoing exchange of ideas, materials and perspective.
At the core of the work is the transformation of glass itself; of colour, and perception in 2D and 3D art glass and functional glass. Both artists are interested in how glass shifts between states: solid and fluid, fragile and resilient, transparent and opaque. Through making, they explore subtle changes in heat, light and colour, which alter not only the material but perception.
The works invite contemplation. Colour is used not as decoration, but as a tool to bend light, create depth, and reveal form gradually. Surface, thickness and shadow play active roles, encouraging viewers to see familiar shapes and materials differently depending on angle, distance and light conditions.
Glass Dialogues embraces contrast and exchange reflecting a shared curiosity about process, personal development and the way creative practices evolve through conversation. Together, Walker and Ireland offer a body of work that speaks across difference — a dialogue between two voices, held in glass.
The exhibition at The Gallery Mount Macedon opens Tuesday March 3 and finishes Monday March 30.
The Gallery is celebrating its 20th year and is open 10am to 4pm, Friday to Tuesday, at 684 Mt Macedon Road, Mount Macedon (behind the Trading Post).
