Briony Maple is a Dorset based glass artist and the second half of the duo that own Ballard and Bay gallery, she creates pieces full of texture and light and movement. Briony studied Contemporary Crafts at Falmouth University and returned to live and work in Dorset where she is inspired by beautiful and iconic surroundings. She is fascinated by glass, its temperamental nature and endless possibilities.

Briony makes her work using warm glass methods including combinations of fusing, slumping, draping and casting to capture texture and movement in each piece. Her work often includes copper elements to add colour and material contrasts using hand cut foils and copper clay sculptures.