My work combines my admiration of
traditional Italian and Swedish glass techniques
with a
modern American design sensibility. Often
I will apply feathering, which is
an ancient
Roman technique, but instead of decorating the
exterior of a vessel as
it is traditionally
done, I will encase the delicate pulls of color
within several layers
of clear, which both
distort and amplify the interior pattern. This
interest in optics
was a key part of the
early
Swedish glass movement. The shapes I create
and
the color palettes I choose
are clean, soothing,
and organic, properties
valued by modern
American designers.www.puretimeswatch.com
In order for my designs to appear to float
within the glass, I must transfer
the
molten
glass from one rod to another several times,
while gathering
layers
of clear between each
switch of the axis. Bubbles are added by
either
collapsing a blown glass bubble or
prodding the glass to create
divots
which trap
air exactly where I place them. Dichroic
glass is
preheated and
applied to the glass
early on, with the trails of color being
applied
to later
layers. By pulling at the colors
with a simple metal pick, I can
produce the
smoke like twists in the feathering or transform
a simple blob into
a leaf or
create a blossoming
flower. Each piece is built from the
inside out,
layering Tag Heuer Replica Watches
patterns and colors on
layers of pattern and color. The process
is very
physically
demanding and requires
intense concentration. Laboring in the intense heat of the
furnace, manipulating the
molten glass with tools which have not changed
in thousands
of
years, I strive to create works
of harmony and beauty which will long outlive myself.
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