SCULPTURE

Without wind an ocean is smooth like glass. "Ocean Counterpoint" has both--wind and glass--and the infinite variety of their interplay. The work is illuminated by a light, recessed into the rear of the hardwood base, which is reflected off the wall behind.

With a nod to Aeschylus, who wrote of the “myriad laughter of the ocean waves” 2,500 years ago, this seascape of fully kiln-fired glass pieces works equally well as a rendering of a restless ocean, or an abstract work of geometric art.

With skaters on the canals of 17th Century Holland in the background, these couples show how far pair skating has come with its dramatic lifts, throws, laybacks and death spirals. The glasscape is illuminated day or night by a light, recessed into the rear of the hardwood base, which reflects off the wall behind.

Lewis Carroll might have called this glasscape “a frit garden,” where frit is glass crushed, sifted through different gauge screens, and then carefully arranged and fused to form different kinds of flowers, hostas, and tree foliage. The glasscape is illuminated day or night by a light, recessed into the rear of the hardwood base, which reflects off the wall behind.

Pinot Blanc is an intimate moment between two male lovers. The sensual sculpture is composed of fused art glass mounted to a black enameled base. Like all Glasscapes, it is illuminated day or night by a light, recessed into the back of the hardwood base, which is reflected off the wall behind.

Inspired by Acadia National Park , the glasscape Rockbound Coast uses frit--crushed glass--to capture the delicacy of conifers, wild roses, and even the spray of waves driven onto the rocks of Maine 's coastline. The landscape is illuminated either day or night by a light, recessed into the rear of the hardwood base, which is reflected off the wall behind.

Dichroic glass Rockfish enclosed within fused glass. This design is free-hanging and composed of the glass fish, seaweed canes and hanging cables that may be suspended from a window or ceiling.

Sauvignon Blanc is an intimate moment between a male and female lover. This sensual sculpture is composed of fused art glass mounted on a black enameled base. Like all Glasscapes, it is illuminated day or night by a light, recessed into the back of the hardwood base, which is reflected off the wall behind.

The glasscape is illuminated day or night by a light, recessed into the rear of the hardwood base, which reflects off the wall behind.

Fanciful kiln-polished “Seussian” glass forms are fully re-arrangeable to create any custom design. The glasscape is illuminated day or night by a light, recessed into the rear of the hardwood base, which reflects off the wall behind. Limited edition

This lighted sculpture was constructed from a Victorian column (circa 1890 Wickford, RI), Japanese water glass, and hand made rice paper. Many choices of glass are available.

It’s easy to see how the Spanish came to use their word “sierra”—meaning a saw—to describe a mountain range of sharp peaks, as in Sierra Nevada or Sierra Madre. All of the kiln-fired glass pieces—snowy peaks, foothills, trees, moon—of the Sierra glasscape are fully re-arrangeable to create a variety of scenes.

It's that time of year when the hardwoods play catch-up to the evergreen spruce and fir and pine.  A doe watches warily from the edge of the clearing while her fawn runs headlong into the sunlight. This beautiful glasscape is composed of layers of delicately cut art glass fired in a kiln, and in some cases sandblasted.

These iridescent and textured glass squares are fully re-arrangeable to make up any custom design. The glasscape is illuminated day or night by a light, recessed into the rear of the hardwood base, which reflects off the wall behind.

"Summer Blossom" - this is the name given to this unique glass sculpture by the artist. Green and turquoise blown glass 'blossom' is nested upon a steel and cast glass stand. This sculpture is designed and created by a highly regarded glass artist based in the USA.

Swing Night at the Savoy evokes the frenetic energy of the Big Band Era and its dance partner Swing. The glasscape is illuminated by a light, recessed into the rear of the hardwood base, which reflects off the wall behind.

A sequel to the nearly sold-out limited edition of Terpsichore, Terpsichore II features another troupe of modern dancers executed in fully re-arrangeable kiln-polished glass forms. The glasscape is illuminated by a light, recessed into the rear of the hardwood base, which reflects off the wall behind.

As in the real world of dance, costumes and companies change, but the performers keep dancing.  From classical to modern, Terpsichore III offers a re-arrangeable set of dance forms made from kiln-polished glass, set within individual grooves of a hardwood base.

Just as one doesn't see paint in a fine painting, it's hard to believe that "The Great Smoky Mountains" is made of glass.  Equally stunning is the artists' rendering of successive layers of alternating ridgelines and haze, as well as the dramatic illusion of depth between the closeup trees made of frit and the most distant mountains.

Kiln-polished glass faces and shadows can be fully re-arranged for a striking psychological effect. The glasscape is illuminated day or night by a light, recessed into the rear of the hardwood base, which reflects off the wall behind.

Notwithstanding Lethe, the River of Forgetfulness in Hades, this Underworld is unforgettable. It takes full advantage of a variety of kinds of art glass, each selected for its suggestion of stalactites and stalagmites and other rock formations found in caverns, then cut with a ring saw and finally fire-polished in an electric kiln. The glass is illuminated either day or night by a light, recessed into the rear of the hardwood base, which is reflected off the wall behind.

This beautiful glasscape includes six sets of art glass rings in various colors (and one small black disk included for visual counterpoint) set in ridges of a hardwood base. The glass rings can be re-arranged in an unlimited number of ways, creating a different design every time. This interactive sculpture is illuminated day or night by a light, recessed into the back of the hardwood base, which is reflected off the wall behind.

The Whispering Hush glasscape is a smaller version of Classical Hush, with a visual emphasis on beautiful flowers made of frit and slivers of art glass. Individual glass panels are kiln-fired and arranged in a hardwood base to form a unique picture. Note how the allium blossoms appear slightly out of focus through the fountain water.

The Windows glasscape is a contemporary home lighting fixture with a highly versatile design. Multiple kiln-fired glass 'windows' are juxtaposed and overlapped, allowing you to create new arrangements and shapes.

Executed in clear and dichroic frit fused onto exquisitely cut and sandblasted clear glass, the surrounding forest catches and holds the glitter of an ice storm that typically would last but a few hours. The glasscape is illuminated either day or night by a light, recessed into the rear of the hardwood base, which is reflected off the wall behind

Whether it's geology, ecology, or just the survival of the fittest, winter in Yellowstone is a standoff of natural forces. Using both sheet and frit forms of art glass, the Yellowstone Standoff glasscape captures a moment of intense vitality between predator wolves and their bison prey set in the frozen dormancy of a high country winter.

Yosemite captures the famous tunnel view of California's Yosemite Valley, including El Capitan, Clouds Rest, Half Dome, Sentinel Rock and Dome, and Bridalveil Fall pouring down from Cathedral Rocks. Executed entirely in fused art glass, the piece is rendered primarily through the use of glass pigments reverse-painted and fused, as well as with frit (crushed art glass) arranged to achieve the textured look of foreground conifers.