Turtle Bay Glass

I have always been fascinated by glass, particularly as art.

Glass flows when hot, bends when warm, and shatters when cold. It
can be cut, fused, blown, heated in a torch, and cast into sculptural
objects. Clear or colored, transparent or opaque, glass has
properties unlike any other material.

Nature provides an abundance of colors and forms that can be
rendered in glass. Faces are unique expressions of the diversity of
human life and experience, and these too can be expressed through
the remarkable properties of glass.

My challenge as an artist is to shape glass into objects that reflect
the world around me.

I have been interested in glass art for a long time, but I started as a
glass artist in 2003 when I received a lampwork class as a birthday
gift. I have since worked in lampwork, blown glass, and most
recently, kiln-formed (or "fused") glass.

I believe that the glass medium is unique – it includes elements of
light and shadow, color, sculptural form, and texture. The properties
that hot glass takes on at various temperatures provide an unlimited
venue for an artist to explore new techniques and styles.

I am currently working on thicker pieces - up to an inch thick, made
up of 6-9 layers of glass. Each layer contains a different part of the
image, (with the effect after they are stacked and fused) of dimention
and depth. I'm creating these glass blocks in nature themes
(flowers, foreests, etc) as well as in reproducing some line drawings
of Picasso and Matisse. I am also continuing to make abstract
glass art, using glass strips fused into various patterns. These
pieces can be hung on a wall, hung in a window, or used as a
screen to divide a room.

You'll be able to see these new peices at my shows this summer -
please click the link above to see my upcoming show schedule.