Stained glass artist. Amber Hiscott was born in Swansea and studied in the Architectural Glass Department of Swansea College of Art from 1972-5, after which she studied with Ludwig Schraffrath in Germany during 1976. With the help of the Crafts Council she established her practice at a studio in Gloucester Place, Swansea. Amber Hiscott has been successful in gaining both public and ecclesiastic commissions within and beyond Wales, working on many of the projects with David Pearl. As well as glass for architectural contexts she has also produced free-standing glass sculptures, such as her Glass Towers and Razor Shells, made with David Pearl, in Cardiff Bay.
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| Baptism and Confirmation from The Seven Sacraments artist: Amber Hiscott about 1980 Church of Our Lady of the Taper, Cardigan, Ceredigion west end of the church | |
| East Window artist: Amber Hiscott 1991 Llandovery College, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire east wall of the College Chapel | |
| Virgin and Child artist: Amber Hiscott about 1995 Church of Our Lady of the Taper, Cardigan, Ceredigion shrine of Our Lady of the Taper | |
| Sanctuary Window artist: Amber Hiscott about 1996 Church of All Hallows, Miskin, Rhondda Cynon Taff sanctuary | |
| Baptistry Window artist: Amber Hiscott about 1996 Church of All Hallows, Miskin, Rhondda Cynon Taff sanctuary | |
| Flowers of the Virgin Mary artist: Amber Hiscott about 1999 Church of Our Lady of the Taper, Cardigan, Ceredigion north side of the church |
Judith Neiswander and Caroline Swash, Stained and Art Glass, pp. 366–7.
Andrew Moor, Contemporary Stained Glass: A Guide to the Potential of Modern Stained Glass in Architecture (London: Mitchell Beazley, 1989), p. 69.
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