Hidden structure can suddenly appear. I work with reflective and transparent areas. This allows some things to be seen while hiding others, evoking a sense of adventure and discovery. Illusive, defiant of straight-line logic, glass lends itself well to my ideas. Intuition is the key to working this material.
Hot glass is so sensitive that sometimes even a subtle breath sends it reeling.
Yet the finished vessel is capable of withstanding thousands of years of admiration. Captured like a snapshot, the real life motions of fire and water are mirrored in glass. The source of my inspiration comes from the ability of glass to carry that feeling of movement. At the age of six, my family settled on Mercer Island in Washington state. My childhood was the picture book ideal raised in a quiet island community cradeled by rugged northwest mountain ranges.