Artist Statement
The focus for my work is about pursuing internal structures within blown forms.
Due to the inflation in the blown glass process, it is common that items are created of a shaped external skin; in my current pieces I look at the possibilities for internal components that can draw focus on a form’s interior volume. These components are often a fluid, flowing connection from one side of the work to the other. Through cutting into a piece I can allow access to the inside of the work and explore questions on form. My intention is to also demonstrate the movement of the light the interior elements create through the bridge-like pathway.
I have a long standing interest in Biology and draw from the structures of vertebrates and endoskeletons who also house their structure internally. This is a key source of inspiration for me and what I think of as nature’s own method of architecture. I am equally fascinated with the process of blowing molten glass and using the materials unique properties to expose the inside of sculpted forms.
The focus for my work is about pursuing internal structures within blown forms.
Due to the inflation in the blown glass process, it is common that items are created of a shaped external skin; in my current pieces I look at the possibilities for internal components that can draw focus on a form’s interior volume. These components are often a fluid, flowing connection from one side of the work to the other. Through cutting into a piece I can allow access to the inside of the work and explore questions on form. My intention is to also demonstrate the movement of the light the interior elements create through the bridge-like pathway.
I have a long standing interest in Biology and draw from the structures of vertebrates and endoskeletons who also house their structure internally. This is a key source of inspiration for me and what I think of as nature’s own method of architecture. I am equally fascinated with the process of blowing molten glass and using the materials unique properties to expose the inside of sculpted forms.
