glass, art, and life.

hand made glass dogwood flowers for a project in Connecticut for an installation at a casino. 

its been 7 years since i first started working for a summer art school in the woods, teaching kids, teens and even adults everything from silk screening, ceramics, drawing, painting, welding, photography, life casting, and for the first time ever glass bead making.

color rod for beads and other small pieces.

since then it has lead me to an outdoor adventure camp teaching kayaking, surfing, standup paddle sports, windsurfing and how to connect with the ocean. but most of all it took me on a 3 and a half year adventure with Megna Glass art studio, where i apprenticed and worked for an amazing couple on hand made kitchen and bath hardware, lighting sculpture, big casino theme work, traditional Italian style bench glass blowing, fusion work, a glass press, metal work, wood work and almost everything in between.

the torch set up.

last week for the first time in nearly 2 years i purchased for my birthday my first glass torch for making beads! i only made one test, but its been such an exciting time to be able to get back into glass work.

hand made glass hardware for kitchens and baths.

below is some of the wonderful memories and work which i got to be a part of with Martian and Mariann Megna. big love to them both for teaching me so very much and being such wonderful inspiration.

2300 glass blown dogwood flowers for a big glass chandelier at a casino. doing the installation.

almost finished and the glass valance begun to be hung in the background.

a collection of hand blown cylinders for a kitchen installation in Aspen. all aspects of this piece we fabricated from scratch. 

this video is a time lapse of us creating 3 separate pieces for a lamp restoration.  

the blowing deck and studio.

furnaces

bronze casting

wood, water, glass, metal, wax, heat, hand, mind all contribute to the process.

working on one of the hand made lighting pieces at the bench.

the bench and all its glory.