Original Fused Glass Powder Sgraffito Drawings
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"Glass has gripped me from day one. In its many forms, glass is the one medium that has allowed me to create using combinations of art techniques I love from other media. Collage, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, painting, photography, and design... all come together with glass and heat as common ground."
I'm a self-taught glass artist, specializing in fused glass sgraffito drawing and collage.
I studied studio art for 4 years in the BFA program at Ohio Northern University, where I focused on ceramics, figure drawing, and watercolor before leaving school to start a family. My first experiences and adventures in glass began after college in 1995. I saved money from teaching art to groups of homeschooled students and purchased a tiny kiln, and the glass experimenting bonanza began in my garage. My favorite way to work with glass is a method I call "glass powder sgraffito drawing". I use piles of powdered black glass on a sheet glass substrate to create imagery; scratching away areas to be kept 'white' and leaving the powder in areas to remain black. I use business cards, my fingers, and many other kinds of 'tools' to create my pieces. You can read more about my work and the technique I use in this recent article: Making Art From Scratch
I'm a self-taught glass artist, specializing in fused glass sgraffito drawing and collage.
I studied studio art for 4 years in the BFA program at Ohio Northern University, where I focused on ceramics, figure drawing, and watercolor before leaving school to start a family. My first experiences and adventures in glass began after college in 1995. I saved money from teaching art to groups of homeschooled students and purchased a tiny kiln, and the glass experimenting bonanza began in my garage. My favorite way to work with glass is a method I call "glass powder sgraffito drawing". I use piles of powdered black glass on a sheet glass substrate to create imagery; scratching away areas to be kept 'white' and leaving the powder in areas to remain black. I use business cards, my fingers, and many other kinds of 'tools' to create my pieces. You can read more about my work and the technique I use in this recent article: Making Art From Scratch