Original Fused Glass Powder Sgraffito Drawings
"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