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Function+Art,
announces
a special Summer Spotlight Exhibition:
"BDS-3 - Facets of Glass" Featuring ALL NEW works by 3 of our most popular artists! VIEW IMAGES OF THE EXHIBIT |
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I
feel as if I am a explorer. With each piece I make I prepare for a journey,
I have a general idea where I want to go, but I never know where the
path will lead me. Each piece I work on I set out in the hopes of discovering
something new and exciting. As any explorer my journeys are filed with
ups and downs, disappointments and breakthroughs, however with each
piece I am sure to gain knowledge and insight which is the excitement
that brings me to my studio every day. 
In
my work I try to express the dual nature of glass- the sensuality and
fluidity of hot glass and the cold, hard and dangerous connotation of
flat glass. In my latest work I use stainless steel for table frames
in the same way; the cold, sterile connotation of the stainless is contrasted
with the energetic patterning on the surface. 
"As
an artist I come from a sense of design and an aesthetic which is purely
artistic. The places I have lived and the wide variety of cultures I've
experienced have undoubtedly given me a sense of life's possibilities
and richness and I celebrate that. I have no message or outrage to convey.
It comes simply from my interior - whatever is there, conscious or unconscious.I
don't try to analyze it. I believe in the sensibilities of the individual
- I create what I enjoy and enjoy what I create. Glass is for me the
perfect medium because it has it all: dimension, clarity, color, opacity,
reflectivity,and environmental presence." 
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