ARTIST STATEMENT

Glass allows me to give functional form to the color and light I find in the natural world. I built my first stained glass table in 1998. Then all my friends wanted one too. I started teaching the process and out of that came two books: Glass On Glass is the basic process. Garden Light is more dimensional: birdbaths and solar powered lanterns. Yes, I still give classes.

In 2013, after a trip to Kilauea, I was inspired to make a lava table. I got a kiln because the glass appliqué process just couldn't do it. I still do both processes and sometimes add fused pieces to my appliqué work. My two videos in the education section of the PNW Glass Guild's website explain a bit about my fusing process: Tack Fusing is public but you need to be a logged in Guild member to view the Fossil Vitria Play Day video https://www.pnwglassguild.org/education/

Large glass pieces are difficult to ship. We often deliver in WA and OR or phone for an appt. to stop by when you are near the zoo in Seattle.