Trio of Red with Blue Art Glass Bowl
Trio of Red with Blue Art Glass Bowl
Three shades of opaque red, topped with two shades of opaque blue and finally ‘splashed’ with dots and dashes of opaque periwinkle and blue on a sparkly iridescent base. Lines are drawn through the powdered glass before firing to ‘feather’ each shade into the neighboring shade.
Lines drawn into powdered glass (like sand painting), then topped with iridescent sheet glass creates effervescent bubbles, and is ‘bubble-icious’.
Measures approximately 12 5/8” in diameter and 2.5” deep.
General Information: Hand crafted with multiple layers of iridescent glass for sparkle that shows through the color. Powdered glass is sifted, poured and dropped onto the surface in specific designs, then lines are drawn through, allowing each color to flow into the next. Often a second layer is added, sometimes before and sometimes after the initial firing. This gives a more painterly effect, with drifts of color that flow into each other and cannot be achieved with sheet glass.
After the final firing, I ‘cold-work’ (grind) the edges into as perfect a circle as I am humanly capable. This gives my bowls a professional, clean edge.
22k gold further embellishes most of my bowls, using line inspired by nature and hand drawn on top before the bowl is ‘slumped’ or shaped. The gold is fired into the glass for permanence and won't wash or scratch off.
Instead of a mold to create the shape of this beautiful bowl, I used a 'drop ring' which is a flat ring of bisque-fired clay with an open center. Heat and gravity allow the glass to slowly 'slump' or 'sag' through the open ring until it touches my kiln floor. As soon as I like the shape (because I'm very hands-on at this point) I shut down the heat and begin annealing the bowl for durability and strength.
The back is as lovely as the front with an iridescent glass as the foundation, or base layer. Signed by artist.
Decorative and functional, this quality piece will be a gorgeous focal point or creative statement in your home or office and will last for generations.
Shipped double boxed for safe arrival.
I worked with glass from 1996 until 2015, culminating my career by instructing on the national level beginning in 2004. I taught specialized classes, primarily working with glass powders for glass distributors, trade shows, private and public galleries and studios across the US. Locally, I taught basic kilnforming, as well as powder work and casting for many years at local art institutions, including Maryhill Museum. In addition to teaching for Maryhill’s special workshops, I designed and executed the glass inserts for the Windy Walkway fence. Here is look at all the blank bases for bowls, cut out and ready to adorn with powdered glass.