I travel all over the country and the world; my art and the natural flora of the Earth are intricately intertwined, influencing and inspiring my creativity. In a world often marked by chaos & turmoil, nature offers us a sanctuary – a place where we can find peace and reconnect w/ our inner selves. In the Spring of 1988 I went on a road trip to Georgia and found a Magnolia Bud that really inspired me. Magnolia Buds I knew I’d be going to what I call “glass camp Pilchuck” North of Seattle later that summer. I was so fortunate to be chosen for the first class of Italian/American glassblowing class in the country. My teachers were Billy Morris...
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An article about the melting ice caps of Greenland in National Geographic moved me to create sculptures to both mimic and honor the frozen monoliths as they melt away. As a child my dad would gift me a subscription to National Geographic every year for the holidays and I just loved reading them. Much of my work is influenced by the photos I would see there. One of my favorite articles was about the melting polar ice caps in Greenland. The coloration of the photos profoundly touched me, and I began to think about how I could re-create the colors and textures through glass. I was especially drawn to a photo of a meltwater carved canyon that was 150 deep, that had black...
I create the color pallet for the Shard Bowl and Rectangle over the course of a week, by first creating Sahara, Gold Ruby, and Blue Cobalt Emperor Bowls individually. I create each one to be a museum quality piece, as if I were to send it off to a museum or gallery, and then I smash them with a hammer. There's something transformative about smashing a piece that you've created, and making something new out of it that I enjoy every time I make this piece. It's as though I am releasing its preciousness, and allowing it to become part of something bigger than itself. Next I take the smashed shards of the Emperor Bowls and mix them with over six...
We met Randi at an art show in New Jersey called Peter’s Valley, the very first piece bought was Sahara Flat, we rode up to the show on our motorcycle and we took the piece home in the saddlebag, all wrapped up.
