Mackenzie Glass Studio

22/06/2025

Fab little mother and daughter class yesterday. Val and her mum were making fused glass floral roundels together. This was a gift for her mums birthday.
What a lovely day we had 🩵.

26/04/2025

Fabulous private view and unveiling of the panel made for the Scottish Maritime Museum in Dumbarton.

Special thanks to all the participants, you have made an amazing window, well done.

24/04/2025

Over the past few months I've been working with a community group in Dumbarton helping them to create a stained glass panel inspired primarily by the "Denny Arkivz", also shipbuilding and the social scene experienced by the Denny Brothers Shipyard employees.

Its been a blast and I'm so impressed with the panel they have created.

This week has been spent setting up the exhibition and finishing off the lightbox which houses the panel.

There is a private view this Saturday and the exhibition opens on Monday.

Before this project I was unfamiliar with the "Denny Tank", the first of its kind, a water tank used for testing model ships. It's fascinating, I can't believe I'd never been before. I'd urge you to come along for the exhibition but also to see the tank and all the paraphernalia that goes along with it. A must for history buffs. I'll talk more about it in other posts but don't want to give too much away just now.
Hopefully you can make it along and see for yourselves.

Here are some photos from the set up, I'll post more after the opening..

19/04/2025

Set up and ready to rock.... The calm before the storm, and some class shots and fired pieces from last week's classes.

Maritime Museum in Irvine

25/11/2024

Come down and say hello at the Maritime Museum this weekend.

Loads of stalls selling a huge variety of goodies, from crafts to home baking and beyond... Get your Christmas shopping sorted here!

🎄 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 🎄

The annual Scottish Maritime Museum Christmas Market is back better and bigger than ever in Irvine, with a three day market!

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟯𝗽𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝟴𝗽𝗺

With entertainment and a bar. Join in the light parade by North Ayrshire Council at 6pm starting at Cunninghame House, Friars Croft, finishing at the Scottish Maritime Museum to celebrate with a lightshow display on the historic Linthouse Building at 7pm.

𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝟭𝟭𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟰𝗽𝗺

Ayrshire Food an a' That will be back with the ever popular live food demonstrations and a marquee filled with amazing food stalls.

𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝟭𝟭𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟰𝗽𝗺

Family fun day, come down with your wish list at the ready to meet Santa for £3.50 per child. Kids crafts will be on all day where you can decorate your own ceramic Christmas Decoration for £3.50 per child.

𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗬 to the Market, with an opportunity to visit our Exhibition Gaffer!

Come on down to The Scottish Maritime Museum, harbour Road, Irvine, KA12 8BT for a festive weekend!

Scotland Food & Drink

23/11/2024

Lovely, busy day today, teaching back to back classes making Christmas decorations at the Scottish Maritime Museum. Great fun and great students, ill post results when they come out of the kiln, the decorations that is, not the students 🤣🤣

27/11/2023

Come and have a go this weekend to get you into the Christmas spirit. All abilities welcome, Age 16 +

Workshops at my Largs studio.

Message me for further details....

06/11/2023

Christmas workshops, save the date and book now!

Details coming soon...

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27/10/2023

Today was spent doing demo's to some students from Ayrshire schools with .

We both love glass so much and enjoyed sharing our stories and how we came to work with glass with the students, and their teachers, explaining briefly our career paths.

With stained glass now on the endangered crafts list it's vitally important to share our knowledge of the craft with the next generation and hopefully inspire them and at least bring the craft to their attention.

After the demo's we set up for tomorrow's spooky halloween themed, hands on, workshops, where participants will create a ghostly copperfoiled mobile.
There are still some places left so why not come along and have a go 👻👻👻😱👽👺

Booking through Scottish Maritime Museum website in their events section, or on the door.

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27/10/2023

Come and have a go, make a spooky halloween mobile at the Scottish Maritime Museum in Irvine.
Steven
and myself will assist you through the process.
Booking through the museum. See previous post.

22/10/2023

Fancy having a go......

Come and join myself and at the Scottish Maritime Museum next Sat 28th October for some spooky halloween fun. 3 workshop times to choose from.

11/09/2023

Busy day helping to set up this years Scottish Glass Society's annual members show with , ,
Geraldine McSporran and Gregory Alliss at

Private view tomorrow night, then open to the public from
Wed 13th - Thurs 21st,
10 - 4pm.

If your out and about in then do pop in for a visit. A varied selection of work and techniques, all for sale. Grab yourself a gorgeous glass piece or buy something nice for a loved one, never too early to get an unusual Christmas gift.