Gwen has been working in her studio at Cedar Party melting, moulding and polishing glass and quilting beautiful works in preparation for this exhibition during the past 12 months.

Gallery director Sue Mitchell said many of the works are based on wonderful collections of interesting and beautiful things that Gwen has made over many years.

“Three large display boxes are filled with hundreds of weird and wonderful things that Gwen has found in her shed – and what a shed it is,” Ms Mitchell said.

Gwen Ford moved to the Manning Valley about 24 years ago after completing a degree in visual arts, majoring in glass and graphic investigation at the Canberra School of Art.

She has attended many master classes with glass artists from Germany, the United States of America, Britain and Australia and continues to experiment with the medium.

The exhibition, entitled Shiny Things, runs until Monday.

The gallery, found in Macquarie Street, Taree, is open Wednesday to Saturday from 10am to 4pm and Sunday from 1pm to 4pm.