The House of Colquhoun

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Craig Colquhoun aka 'The Glass Wizard'
Jeff McDougal aka ‘Maestro’
Beau Hawn

Craig Colquhoun aka 'The Glass Wizard'

The motto for the Colquhoun Coat of Arms is, 'Si Je Puis'. Translated this means 'If I Can'.
The ethos of this motto has been integral in Craig's journey so far and will be at the forefront in all of his future projects.

Originally from Newcastle upon Tyne, Craig and his family now reside in Naples, Florida, moving from England in 1999. Growing up in Newcastle, Craig found he had a natural artistic talent and in 1980 at the age of 16, he was introduced to artistic glassblowing. Within a short period of time, Craig’s skills and artistic flair with glass became evident. An avid sports fan, Craig followed the Kentucky Derby on television in the UK and believed he would one day recreate the race and the home of the race, Churchill Downs, in glass.

Craig was a recipient of the Prince’s Trust in England in 1986. The award lead him to meet with HRH Princess Diana that year. During their meeting Craig told the Princess of his dream to recreate Churchill Downs, ‘The Run for the Roses’, in glass. The Princess personally inspired Craig to follow his dream, whereby Craig presented the Princess with an ‘English Rose’ he had made in glass.

Craig’s British client list includes HRH Princess Michael of Kent, Lord Ridley, British Gas, Gateshead Council, Newcastle Falcons RUFC, Northumbria Water, Newcastle United FC, Newcastle Racecourse and Northern Rock Bank.


	On moving to Naples, Florida, Craig recreated a magnificent glass tennis stadium in 1999. Measuring 12ft x 10ft x 8ft, there were 2,500 individually made spectators in the stadium.

In 2001 Craig was able to realize his dream and work commenced on recreating his vision of Churchill Downs. It has taken him and The House of Colquhoun, four years to complete the project, which will be unveiled at the 131st Kentucky Derby in May 2005.

Craig also makes many commission pieces and his client list includes The Registry Resort & Club, The Ritz Carlton, Tiburon, Mediterra, Hideway Beach, Pelican Marsh, Robb & Stucky and The Ace Classic.
In realizing his dream to recreate Churchill Downs in glass, Craig has made a wreath of glass roses in tribute to ‘England’s Rose’, the late Diana, Princess of Wales.

Jeff McDougal aka ‘Maestro’

Jeff McDougal was born on an American Air Force base in Rheinland-Pflaz, Germany. Constantly on the move, his family lived in such places as: Tucson, Arizona, London, England and Dayton, Ohio. He has recently moved to Naples, Florida to be with his five year old daughter, Indra and to work on several projects for The House of Colquhoun.

Jeff received a lampworking apprenticeship in 1997 in Athens, Ohio. After the apprenticeship, he set off on his own, eventually opening up his own business on May 1st 1998. Years of practice ensued to build his lampworking skills and learned to refine them with the help of many people in the lampworking community. Jeff or ‘Maestro’, as many of his friends call him, attends an annual event called the Art Glass Invitational (AGI) and has been present every year since its inception in 2000. He also regularly attends the International Flameworking Conference (IFC) at Carney’s Point, NJ and the Glass Art Society Conference (GAS) held at different venues annually.

Jeff has also taken several classes with master glassblowers such as Harold Eberhart, Robert Mickelson and Marcel Braun and along the way has worked with and attended demonstrations of over a hundred glass workers from all over the world.

All this experience so far has culminated in Jeff’s unique personal approach to lampworking.

Beau Hawn

Originally from Grants Pass, Oregon, Beau was born in 1974 and has lived in such places as Big Island in Hawaii, Long Beach California and Dallas Texas. Beau and his family now reside in Naples, Florida.

Beau has been working with the medium of glass for eight years. He has successfully attended various workshops with master artists around the country, in addition to his study of art at college.
His vision and goal for the future is to be able to work in all aspects of glass artistry and to push the boundary of the medium to its limits. ‘Visually I would like my personal art pieces to tell a story and or have meaning.’

Beau’s continuing developing style has lead him to produce work for distinctive fashion jewellery. He continues to specialize in this market, making beautiful glass beads that are made into an array of fashion items in addition to unique glass rings, bracelets and other items of jewellery.