Tracey Sheppard
Tracey is a glass engraver and current President of the Guild of Glass Engravers. She has exhibited in all Guild National Exhibitions since 1983 and has won numerous Awards and prizes. She originally took up glass engraving at evening classes while studying in 1980. Tracey teaches at a number of colleges and creates demonstration videos on behalf of the Guild of Glass Engravers. During the past 12 months, Tracey has done all she can to maintain her teaching, keeping in touch with her students and bringing people together online for interactive sessions. She has fulfilled several commissioned works and participated in London Craft Week where she was one of only two glass engravers who were involved in that event. Her work has been presented in royal collections, the parliamentary collection and other prestigious collections across the country. Tracey is always approachable, welcoming and curious, she has carried the light forward to inspire and nurture future glass engravers to help ensure the future of the craft.