About
I am an artist-maker living and working in Denbighshire, North Wales. The natural environment that surrounds me here in Wales is the focus of my work.
My fascination lies in the complexity of life, particularly the intricate structures and growth patterns found in nature. I am interested in cryptogamic plants such as lichens, mosses, and algae, as well as fungi, and the textures and forms of marine creatures, invertebrates, and coral.
I am drawn to the way light transforms glass and to the quiet wonder of observing and cataloguing the natural world. My influences also include natural history artefacts, early cyanotypes, X-rays, and botanical drawings.
I often explore ideas of magical realism, creating hybrid forms inspired by, or combining, different plants and organisms.
Film by Pete Telfer – Culture Colony
Upcoming and Current Exhibitions
Moss for a Bed Solo Exhibition – Ruthin Craft Centre 4th July – 20th Sept 2026
Summer Show- Oriel Plas Glyn y Weddw July – Oct 2026
Aur/Gold- Eisteddfod Past Medal Winners – Canfas, Cardigan 31st July – 13th Sept 2026
British Glass Biennale – St Helens World of Glass https://www.glassart.org/ifog/ 27–31 August 2026
Decorex London Olympia 11 – 14 October 2026,
Moss for a Bed- Joint Exhibition with Katie Allen– Canfas, Cardigan 3rd Oct – 7th Nov 2026
Moss for a Bed Solo Exhibition – Biscuit Factory, Newcastle 13th Nov – Jan 2026/7
Selected Exhibitions - Past
1st Prize-North Wales Open - Theatre Clwyd - Nov 2025 -Jan 2026
Showcase 2 at Haddon Hall with QEST Derbyshire - July 2025
Gold Medal for Craft and Design Y Lle Celf - National Eisteddfod of Wales – 2 – 9th August 2025
Mirage - London Glass Blowing - June 2025
Menagerie The National Glass Centre – Nov 2024
Craft in Evolution London Craft Week 2025 with CAA – May 2025
Creating Visions: Women Designers, The Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool – March 2025
COLLECT 2022, 2023, 2025
Contemporary Glass Society - New Horizons - Stourbridge Glass Museum – July - Nov 2024
Fifteen x Fifteen - Blowfish Glass Gallery –2024
British Glass Biennale – 2024, 2022
Flora, Fauna & Feasting: Rockingham Pottery meets Contemporary Craft - Wentworth House – March 2024
Y Lle Celf - National Eisteddfod of Wales 2023, 2024
The Value in Things Vessel Gallery & Ting-Ying Gallery, Cromwell Place, London – March 2023
‘New Works at The Walker’ - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
1st Prize - The Harley Open - Aug 2022
Homo Faber, Giorgio Cini Foundation San Giorgio Maggiore Island, Venice – April 10th - May 1st
Bullseye Glass, Transitions in Kiln-Glass, Bellevue Arts Museum, Washington, U.S.A - Jan 2022 - touring to Pittsburgh Glass Centre and Houston Center for Contemporary Craft - 2023
1st prize - Galeri Caernarfon - Agored /Open - Nov - Jan 2022
Glass Lifeforms – Nov 2021 - Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA, USA
Permanent Collections
Walker Art Gallery Craft Collection – 2023
North Lands PermanentCollection – 2022
Links
QEST Scholar 2023
https://www.qest.org.uk/alumni/verity-pulford/
Contemporary Glass Society Interview
https://www.cgs.org.uk/news/a-communion-with-nature/
Michelangelo Foundation- Homo Faber Guide
homofaber.com/en/discover/pulford-verity-dyw9nt
Makers Guild of Wales
https://www.makersguildinwales.org.uk/veritypulford.html
Crafts Council Directory
www.craftscouncil.org.uk/directory/verity-pulford-glass-artist