Artist Statement

The challenge of creating a piece of glass that will last for a hundred years is just one of the elements that make me so passionate about my art.
The available and ever shifting light is my canvas; the line, color, and texture are my paints.
Creating my art is a logical process, a beginning, middle and an ending. Then it is about the next piece. It is always about the next piece. In the 42 plus years of working with glass only a hand full of new techniques and tools have been introduce to this 500 year old art form.
Knowing that once a piece of my art is made it will be living on long after I’m gone gives me a sense of immortality. It all began in 1971 when I cut my first piece of glass; the magic of cutting glass was overwhelming. I was hooked .Since then it has always been a learning process. Designing in the abstract was learned from the Victorian windows I restored.
I love what my hands can design, cut and construct. I love what in my minds eye can see in the beginning of the design stage. Knowing the material so well, whether I’m designing contemporary or traditional it is all fun for me.