Dominic Fondé
 
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Dominic gained practical experience as a glassblower primarily with Steven Newell and Catherine Hough (Newell Glass and Victoria Glass) as well as for Iestyn Davies at Blowzone. He realised his ambition for more formal education with the completion of his Master of Design at Edinburgh College of Art in 2000. His graduation exhibit combining his love of words and glass to produce a series of five interlinked short stories collectively titled “Starlings”. He has been a member of the British Haiku Society since 2000, an interest reflected in his more recent work and since January 2003 became the editor of the Contemporary Glass Society Newsletter. He frequently gives readings of his stories, including two at The Theatre of Small Convenience, Malvern, (the world’s smallest commercial theatre!)
 
Date of Birth:    1974
 
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Awards: 2003 Creative Development Award from Northern Arts
 
Commissions:
2002
- Bowl and story commissioned by Walt Sutton.
- “The Journey” Story and vase commissioned by Anne Hughes for St Georges Church, Morpeth, Tyneside.
- Sculpture and story for NCFE. Awarded through Commissions North.
- “Stories from the Ministry” Twenty for glass bowls for the Inland Revenue engraved with diary extracts by members of the inland Revenue staff. Awarded through Commissions North.
- Commissioned to make trophy for the Gateshead Young Artist Award by The Friends Of The Shipley Art Gallery.
- Awarded a Northern Arts development grant to create new work for exhibition in summer 2002.
2001
- Series of glass bowls produced for “One Crowded Hour” A collaboration between the Tabula Rasa dance company and Keiko Mukaide.
- Glass rods used in sculpture “Subtle Body” by Glen Onwin.
- Wedding anniversary vase “The Apprentices Vase” for Anna and Paul Morgan.