A few of my favorite things live on this shelf. I spend a lot of time in the kitchen. I have a toddler. And toddlers… Never. Stop. Eating. (You could just as easily exchange “eating” for “snacking,” “wrecking,” “smearing,” … I know you know what I mean…) Add a dash of Irish and a pinch of Polish to our kitchen culture, and sometimes it feels like we never LEAVE the kitchen! So I took this blank wall, and put up a wee shelf o’er the sink where I could insert a little zen into the insanity. Like the kitchen sink,… Read More »
“Heli-lens” for Jr. League Decorators Show House 2015
When I wake up in the morning, I think of myself as a scientist and a craftsman before seeing myself as an artist. For the 2015 Junior League Showhouse, I wanted to utilize my years of study of the chemistry of glass to push the limits of stained glass design through that lens. Many of the pieces in the background had glass powder applied and fused onto the surface, creating permanent imagery which will never lose its vibrancy. In the double helixes twisting across the two windows, precious metals were used to create reactions with the specific chemistry of that… Read More »