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Glass is hazardous and humbling. During the creation of the medium alone, glass must be respected; the dusty elements used to create glass are deadly. When it is molten and being worked, glass demands fire and breath. When it’s cold, it must be considered; glass loses most of its glamour and beauty after it cracks and/or crashes to the floor. When I give glass that respect and consideration, as well as provide the fire and breath it demands, I can create.
Glass is demanding. Consideration of temperature, air pressure, centrifugal force, and gravity is integral to the process of creating blown glass. I can only work with or around these properties as best I can. Although you cannot achieve total control over the medium, it is possible to come close. Perfection and persistence in form requires the ability to control and shape the glass. Therein lies my drive. It is my desire, my goal, to further improve my command over molten glass and that which affects it, without losing sight of the fact that I can never have it all.
Glass is elemental. The glass’ movements are based on physical properties, but chemistry plays a huge part in the process as well. This is very apparent when it comes to working with color. Because colors are created by adding metals to the glass, using color requires knowledge of what the colors are made of and what they will do if mixed together. I truly enjoy mixing colors in ways that people would not normally attempt. My work shows what I have learned about using color and what I am trying to figure out, both displayed through the forms that intrigue me most.
Glass is life...
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