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ArtI have several lines of art glass and continually adding more. So please check back often to see what's new.
Click on any of the pictures. So many colors and dimensions can achieved by layering glass and firing it at different temperatures. Using transparent, opaque and dichroic glass, the combinations and possibilities are truly endless. It is a relatively easy process to learn, however it is a very difficult craft to master.   These pieces are inspired by nature. I love the bright colors and repetitive shapes found in poppies, iris and sunflowers. But poppies especially. They come in so many shapes, sizes and colors.I never get tired of studying them. They change with every gust of wind, rearranging their shape and composition. And the  ir colors change with every movement of the sun in the sky. I have tried to capture what I see as their bright spirit.    Then there are the color studies. I create these pieces based on colors and how they appear next to and on top of each other. Chartreuse next to deep orange, stacked on bright blue, next to fire engine red, etc. etc. etc... Again layering opaque, translucent and dichroic glass. It’s all about the colors, and their relationship to each other. Complimentary colors versus contrasting colors, colors that "shouldn't" go together. Sometimes it works, and other times they end up in "my what was I thinking bin". .jpg)  There is also the interpretive line. All the work is "interpretive", the botanicals, animal prints etc, but these are thoughts that I try to put into glass. There is the "Night Sky", and "Blue Skyscrapers"- pieces that are nice to look at but can represent so many different things to the person viewing it. Or it can be nothing more than a nice looking piece of glass. Every piece is individually crafted personally by me. I do not import ready-made glass from China or any other country and sell it as handmade. Every piece is comprised of the highest quality glass and materials available. They are constructed of layers of multi-colored opaque, translucent and dichroic glass. After a design is conceived and sketched, each component is cut and ground to insure a proper fit. It is then assembled and fired in a kiln at 1450 degrees in a process that takes up to twelve hours. After the first firing, more glass may need to be layered on to achieve the final dimensional look. After cooling, it may be cold worked (additional cutting and grinding may be needed) and put back in the kiln to either be slumped in a mold or fire polished. I love what I do and just when I think I have it all figured out, the glass decides to act in a completely opposite way than it usually does. There are so many ways for the art of sculpting with glass to keep you humble. |