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Notes on glass

I love glass.  I love rocks.  I particularly love geods which for me signify/exemplify the geological evolution/history of earth.  Geods with their infinite arrangements of crystals and subtle colorations evoke mysterious transformation.  These processes occurred over millions of years, which for me adds to the fascination.  I have chosen to incorporate geods in my stained glass panels thereby continuing the transformation process.

In an apocryphal story, the Egyptians are credited with having “invented/discovered” glass, perhaps because the earliest glass artifacts found are Egyptian.  As a result of their fires, perhaps some silicates melted, along with traces of copper and/or iron producing the first stained glass.

In my slumped glass pieces I try to translate/suggest the feeling of fossils.  The images are subtle, sometimes merely suggestions.  I create clay forms by etching images or pressing actual objects into the clay.  The glass is placed on the mold and fired/slumped to 1350-1400 degrees Fahrenheit.  Melting glass returns it to its original form in order to transform it.