ELAINE SHELDON
SHELDON COONEY

Caught, 2003
Blown glass and steel clip
30cm x 30cm


This piece was inspired in part by the process of glass making. I enjoy glass when it is allowed to move without encumbrance, and I attempt to accentuate this in my work, controlling a small area of the form while it is otherwise inflated freely.

With imagination and wit at the heart of my work, I express an interest in transforming ordinary, familiar objects into extraordinary or unexpected items. Through this work I question how we use and view the things that surround us; fitting glass forms onto, wrapping glass around or manipulating glass using everyday objects.

I also make and design a diverse range of objects from one-off pieces to batch produced items and also design tableware and lighting suited to production by larger industrial manufacturers. My designs have been commercially produced by Habitat, Royal Doulton, and Wedgwood.

Biography pdf

Elaine Sheldon filler

Selected Biography

2004: I live and work with my partner Dominic Cooney in the Staffordshire Moorlands.
2004: I graduated from the RCA and set up the Sheldon:Cooney studio in partnership with Dominic Cooney.
2002 - 2004: Awarded a place at the Royal College of Art.
After graduating I worked as a freelance designer.
1996 - 1999: Studied 3D Design, Glass and Printmaking at the University of Wolverhampton and awarded a BA (hons) 1st