Free blown Glass and its magical depth became my creative friends over a decade ago. Over this time span transparency, translucency, fluidity, bottomless variety of form and the unyielding nature of Glass gained my affection permanently. That is why, perhaps, I allow glass to retain its “creative license” to complete my ideas – anywhere between extremely hot liquid and super-cooled solid stages. I am fascinated by the ability of glass to take in and contain light while reversing plasticity along the way. Glass in a state of flux unified with my imagination both participate in the process of creation.
I do respect glass in its naturally polished state, but I find only occasional use for it in my creative process. Sandblasting allows me to better define an object’s form endowing it with more palpable volume and “readability.” If there is a polished surface, I use it only sparingly, mostly to highlight form-defining curves or to emphasize distance. In the deliberate absence of color, it’s the purity of form buttressed by the power of negative space that takes center stage.
In the creative process itself I spend endless hours searching for what to include, but predominantly exclude-- looking for that bare minimum capable of supporting my idea before it loses its visual meaning. Testing the idea in hot and subsequently cold shop follows. Back and forth, until the right representation appears. Making the artwork happen is then only matter of hours (quite a few), some skill and luck.