After attending Stafford Art College, Sharan moved on to study Embroidered Textiles in Birmingham, after which she began teaching.

However it wasn’t until relocating to Somerset in 2004 that Sharan was able to nurture her love of glass, a material she has been fascinated by from an early age.

Sharan began exploring and developing her own style, initially on a small scale, up-cycling garden lanterns using copper foil and creating pieces using lead.

As her work became more well known Sharan identified an opportunity to establish a business in the realm of stained glass by accepting commissions, selling at numerous events and through local galleries.

Having been based in rural Somerset, where Sharan designed and made decorative pieces using contemporary, vintage and antique glass, she made a further move to Staffordshire, within a stone’s throw of the beautiful Cannock Chase.  Sharan continues to work with glass and find new outlets in the Midlands, while also supplying shops and galleries in the South West.

Stained glass comes to life with light – sunlight – the most intriguing light of all. Stand anywhere on the coast of Cornwall and watch the sky, perch atop the Pompidou Centre in Paris and do the same, move on to possibly the clearest light of all at the summit of Everest. Wherever, whenever, take a moment to look at the light, then look at the sky through coloured glass and marvel.

Sharan James Stained Glass is proud to be a member and support the aims and objectives of the trade organisation ACID (Anti Copying In Design).

All Sharan James Stained Glass designs are supported by ACID through their IP data bank and ACID Marketplace.