In pursuit of creative self-expression, he spent several years sculpting representational and abstract subjects in ceramic. As a hobby, he did mineral prospecting in the Sierras, which resulted in a fascination with crystalline formations. Desmond's interest in glass, in sculpting, and in crystalline forms merged when he encountered Denali Crystal. After training for over two years - learning the techniques and skills required of the medium, and developing an understanding of the optics he began contributing designs. In 1993, he became a full business partner in Denali Crystal, and has been instrumental in the success of the business as well as participating in its artistic direction.
Optical glass allows and evokes an interplay between the absolute and the illusive.
In fact, you have a solid form before you. But as you look within or move around it the interaction of reflection, refraction, and transparency begin to cast some doubt on its solidity. Certain views have impossible depths or appear charged and full of tension. Others seem at rest in calm transparency. It is literally endless, this dialogue of form and illusion.