"I grew up in a family full of awe and
reverence for the beauty of glass. Louis
Comfort Tiffany, the internationally
recognized glass artist, is my great-
grandfather, and my life was full of the
mystique of glass. Then, during the
sixties, I fell in love with the art nouveau
works of Beardsley, Horta, Guimard and
Mucha. The organic qualities of art
nouveau aroused my innate love of the
natural world, making me aware of the
beauty and art within nature.
I strive to allow the glass to retain a
sense of fluidity and liquidity in its final
form. My pieces are highly organic in
shape with at least some asymmetry. I
strive to allow shadows and optically
active surfaces to emphasize the form of
the glass.
Currently I am working with pearl lusters
on the surfaces of glass vessels. Lusters
maintain most of the optical qualities of
glass but add lovely and mysterious
effects. I use the luster on the inside of a
vessel to deepen the outer surface of the
piece, the way a finish does on fine
wood furniture. Used on the outside of
the vessel, lusters provide a layering
effect‚ the true color of the piece is seen
through a satin veil. Lusters accentuate
the curves of the glass in much the way
that a sheer stocking accentuates the
curves of the female form. They can
deepen the color dramatically, or soften
the sharp shine of glass into a sheen that
broadens and emphasizes its contours."
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