Erin Conron
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Erin Conron’s practice explores the intersection of surface, light, and materiality through the medium of glass. Using a combination of hand applied enamelling, kiln-forming and glass blowing techniques, her work investigates the optical possibilities of layering surface design on glass, inviting the viewer into a quiet dialogue between form and space. She is drawn to the dualities that glass naturally embodies, strength and fragility, opacity and transparency, and she employs these qualities to explore ideas of memory, impermanence, and the layering of experience.
Conron works primarily with two-dimensional wall pieces and three-dimensional vessels, using glass as a sculptural support for the layering of linear pattern. Conron’s approach to surface treatment is both intuitive and deliberate, with hand drawn lines emerging through a meditative process. This quiet, repetitive mark-making fosters a personal dialogue with the material and reflects an ongoing exploration of rhythm, patience, and attention. Conron’s work draws on traditional stained glass painting techniques, which she adapts with intention to inform and enrich her practice. She is particularly interested in how surface treatment can act as both a visual language and a tactile map, guiding the viewer’s perception and encouraging reflection. Conron’s practice balances a deep respect for traditional craftsmanship with an investigative approach to contemporary design, often blurring the lines between fine art, decorative art, and design object.
The development of Conron’s work is shaped by iterative experimentation and collaboration, both with materials and with other practitioners, as she believes that dialogue is essential to creative evolution. As both an artist and educator, she is committed to contributing to the broader craft community through teaching, mentoring, and collaboration. Conron’s practice is driven by a desire to create objects and surfaces that not only occupy space but enrich it, quietly prompting new ways of seeing and feeling.
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Image credits
Photo of Erin Conron, 2024. Photography by Dave Gleeson. Image courtesy of Erin Conron.
Parallax Series: Large Straight Side Bowl #2, 2024, Erin Conron. Blown and kiln fired glass with applied enamel. 27 x 28 x 24cm. Image courtesy of Erin Conron.
