Abigail Mortimer’s career in glassblowing
By 
Manisha Lalloo2026-01-29T09:42:00
Since starting as a trainee 17 years ago, her collaborative creations have underpinned teaching and research at the University of York’s chemistry department
For Abigail Mortimer a career in glassblowing started not with an interest in science, but in ceramics. As a child she did pottery at school and later completed an art foundation course before studying glass, architectural glass and ceramics at Sunderland University, UK. It was here that her interest in glass blowing was sparked.