The container forms are blown glass vessels with multi-patterned surfaces. Some are simple lidded forms while others are assembled in stacked configurations. To create the more substantial stacking work, each piece of mold-blown glass was cut into a sleeve, then finished with copper components at the top and bottom, also containing an internal chamber. Small locating pins were part of the assembly to “lock” the containers in place, one atop the other. This provided a stable structure to build the composition. The stacking idea came from my sculptural glass work as did the use of the elliptically shaped glass components, which appear as an eye when viewed from the top.
Here in the mountains, black snakes are plentiful. It is not uncommon to find the skins that they have shed on a regular basis. I’ve been told that when the surface covering their eyes becomes dry and their vision is diminished, the old skin is shed. As an artist, this idea makes perfect sense to me.
Here in the mountains, black snakes are plentiful. It is not uncommon to find the skins that they have shed on a regular basis. I’ve been told that when the surface covering their eyes becomes dry and their vision is diminished, the old skin is shed. As an artist, this idea makes perfect sense to me.