Color, texture and form describe contrast, weight and balance in each object that I create. Each piece is blown with careful consideration to color and scale, creating a vitreous canvas primed for embellishment and composition.
Unlike the surface of wet clay, molten glass cannot be manipulated by the swipe of a finger or the touch of a palm. Cutting and engraving the glass after it has cooled is the most direct way for me to contact and alter the material. As glass naturally shines and appears hard and dense, cutting the surface and leaving it unpolished allows it to become rich, soft and tactile. The mark left by each pass of the cutting wheel is a fingerprint carrying information like the stroke of a paintbrush.
Using both natural and industrial pattern as a reference, the surface of the objects that I create becomes a framework for abstraction. Simple shifts in hue and opacity create variations in the imagery that give each object depth, both visually and emotionally. As the color carries with it an emotive quality, the texture and surface bring tactile sensation and recognition. While engraving has become my voice, the evidence of the hand, the subtleties of surface and the creative process are all vital to the creation of my work.
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