GALLERY 1 // Ground floor, Creative Stirling Venue. From 28/02/2025-28/03/2025.
Opening Night: FRIDAY 28th FEBRUARY.
Shonah Escombe’s first national solo exhibition is a showcase of her creativity and dedication to the art of glassmaking. Highlighting the beauty and versatility of glass as a medium. Immersing visitors in glass, connecting to the themes and concepts she explores throughout the exhibition.
A celebration of her journey, thus far, with glass. Her skills in leaded glass, copper foiling, fused glass, and cast glass all on show. The works include original pieces from her “View from a Window” series, and works that are part of her degree portfolio. Shonah is excited to acknowledge her development and share her many accomplishments with you.
The exhibition includes the following installations:
Tactile Nostalgia (2024)
Glass | Light
This installation investigates themes such as memory and identity, the correlation between them, and their fragility. This pieces are inspired by Shonah’s early memories and the ways in which textures from that time can recall those same feelings. She attempts to capture the essence of haptic memory and invites viewers to explore the unique textures and sensations that evoke nostalgic feelings.
The six glass cubes each represent a different tactile experience from childhood. From the comfort of a crocheted blanket to the harshness of tarmac when falling off a scooter, every surface tells a story of playful exploration and discovery.
Texture is an integral part of this artwork, so please feel free to pick up the cubes and discover each childhood memory.
Unpoppable! (2024)
Glass | Cardboard | Light
Created as Shonah’s take on the protective yet delicate form of bubble wrap, blending fragility and transparency as well as merging the delicate nature of glass with the familiar texture of bubble wrap.
This bubblewrap is unpoppable!
For the love of Glass (2025)
Glass | Copper Foil | Light
An installation of coloured harts creating a forest of light. The piece aids to study how light impacts the different colours, and aids to bring out the textures of the glass.
The individual hearts are all slightly different whether in shape or colour.
Her Letter, Her Voice, Her Words (2023)
Handwritten letter | acid etched glass | screen printed glass
Three glass panels of 36cm x 26cm
Shonah rediscovered some handwritten letters from her late mum written to her in the 90s whilst she travelled around Australia. The script and words were instantly recognisable to Shonah. They took her back to a time when they had less access to more instant methods of communication.
Reading these letters now means more to Shonah than when she first received them - she can imagine and appreciate the love and kindness behind the act of sitting down and writing those correspondences.
Although this is a very personal project for Shonah, she hopes that the audience of this piece can be nudged into thinking about what is lost and what is gained from the ways we communicate today.
View From a Window Panels (2025)
Glass | Copper Foil | lead | sash window frames
These windows are part of a series of panels and windows which Shonah has been creating for some years. They recreate the view which you may catch when you’re looking out of a window in glass using various colours and textures which gives a beautiful abstract perspective of the outside.
The windows here are reclaimed from an Edinburgh tenement and they have been made in a way to create a dynamic interaction between light, colour, and the environment, which offers a constantly changing scene as natural light shifts throughout the day.s.