My work combines my admiration of
traditional Italian and Swedish glass techniques
with a modern American design sensibility. Often
I will apply feathering, which is an ancient
Roman technique, but instead of decorating the
exterior of a vessel as it is traditionally
done, I will encase the delicate pulls of color
within several layers of clear, which both
distort and amplify the interior pattern. This
interest in optics was a key part of the early
Swedish glass movement. The shapes I create and
the color palettes I choose are clean, soothing,
and organic, properties valued by modern
American designers.
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