December 23, 2016 One day, maybe I’ll decompress enough to accurately describe the emotional roller coaster this is…. But I’m absolutely positive I’ll never be able to express the depth of my gratitude for the support and generosity that just keeps coming. Artful Dimensions Gallery contacted me late last night/early this morning to tell me that they had set up a go fund me account for moms medical expenses. I’ve been working with the social workers here to do what I can, but I know there are going to be LOTS of expenses down the road to recovery. Honestly, I just hadn’t… Read More »
What I meant to say was…
It’s been a whirlwind since our reception at Hilbert College, McGrath Library. We’ve met lots of new people, coffee has followed, we got a little press, and drank a little more coffee with a few more new people… there are new projects on the horizon and we’re preparing some of the works in the show to head to the new homes they’re found. During the reception, I was asked to say a few words about the work in the show… and I had prepared! Really! I’d made notes and everything! I was holding them in my hand even! But somehow… Read More »
Stained Glass Exhibit at Hilbert College, McGrath Library in the Buffalo News
Our reception at Hilbert College, McGrath Library on Tuesday night was such a treat! We can’t say enough about how much we’re enjoying having our show in this location, how amazing the librarians are, and now, what an amazing selection of wine we had to choose from last night! Truly, this library really knows how to celebrate the arts! Buffalo News came out and put up a photo gallery and story about the show — we’re so grateful to Gene Warner and Mark Mulville for spending so much time with us; it was truly a treat! We thought they were… Read More »
Fibonauti Strikes Again…
I designed this piece for my own home… and I’ve now built several of them… but somehow, they’ve never made it across the street and into my own windows! Instead, the first one sold before I’d finished cementing it and the next 2 sold pre-production! It’s a simple but sort of technically challenging little window to build. The design is based on the Fibonacci and the Nautilus both of which have come up in my work before. In terms of cutting out the design, it requires a surprising amount of glass to complete because the pieces are so large and… Read More »
Reflections on “Paintings”
I recently completed a few pieces that are a pretty drastic left hand turn from my usual highway… the project started as my projects usually do: a client request for glass art to fit a specific place, to solve a unique problem. Technically, the pieces seemed like the obvious answer, but I only needed to make one to fit the bill, and I suddenly found myself making a whole new series of works instead. These pieces are formed from the “bones” of experiments I’ve been conducting in my studio throughout the course of my entire glass-working experience. Luckily, glass has… Read More »
The Bold Urban Fox…
I’ve had some animal incidents since I moved to Buffalo. If you want to be really entertained, get me drunk one night and ask me about “our horse…” but that’s for another post. Right now I would like to address a slightly smaller animal currently affecting my commute. (Yes, all 60 feet of it.) We have acquired a fox on our block. Our city. block. And the boy has cojones. Our neighbors have chickens, so I’m sure that’s what the slick fellow is actually after, but it’s very unnerving that he won’t move out of the way when I’m trying… Read More »
Ray of Light: Installed.
I arrived on site for the final day of installation… … and I mortared… … and I cleaned… … and then I packed my ladders back into truck… … and I almost forgot to take a picture before I left!
Ray of Light Update: Almost Time for Installation!
This will be the last update on construction from the studio. We’re working basically around the clock to finish on time and stopped only long enough to eat and get this baby posted, then we’re right back to it! We’ve tackled a lot of the prep work for installation: pre-fitting pieces over the seams and basically making giant packing tape band-aides to use on site. We tried to continue our previous videos and put in lots of fun facts… but… back to it! See you from Masten Park soon! And again, HUGE thank you to everyone who’s been supporting us… Read More »
Ray of Light Update: Glass Begins to Take Form
So we’re another 8 days along. We’ve spent a little over 90 hours just cutting down the 140 square feet of glass into approximately 22,000 pieces to build this mosaic… watch the magic happen in the time lapse below:
Ray of Light Update: Here We Go!
So the funding is in and things are moving FAST because we’ve got to get this thing finished and installed before the cold weather shuts us down! The clock is definitely ticking! So here’s the plan for these 4’W x 14’H mosaic columns: We have material support from Sunshine Glassworks in Cheektowaga, NY & Tiles International in Orchard Park, NY. (Oh my geese – thank you guys from the bottom of our hearts! We’re so, so grateful!!) I have a lot of design/technical support from Bonnie Fitzgerald of Maverick Mosaics in Vienna, VA. If you’re interested in mosaic work, I… Read More »