I work in both woven fiber and kiln formed glass. I learned to weave as an apprentice to a weaver in Denmark in 1970. I took many classes in the Washington D. C. area and attended Haystack School of Craft in Maine. My weavings developed into an exploration of the technique of warp face weave, with many layers of fine rayon dyed in color progressions.
In 1999 I took a workshop in fused glass and was immediately fascinated by the process. It was for me yet another way to work with color, shine, pattern and texture. The designs developed in the weaving have greatly influenced my glass, and I now find that the glass in turn is influencing my weaving. For many years I have been exploring a technique of capturing bubbles between layers of glass using a grid of glass stringers - a "weaving" that produces texture in the glass. I use these bubbles as lenses to distort pattern in both glass and fiber.
The three major influences on my work are Op Art, the Washington Color School Painters, and Scandinavian Design. While I was growing up my father ran stores that imported Scandinavian furniture, textiles and glass and Scandinavian design magazines were around the house. Also growing up outside of Washington DC, I was aware of the Washington Color School painters, and remember seeing shows of their work that made a great impression on me. Color, especially color that moves and changes, has always been my primary interest. The first art show I remember was a Pop/Op Art Show at the Walters in Baltimore way back. It made quite an impression – I loved art that moved – where you could see a piece in such different ways.
I live in Falls Church, VA and show my work in studio #6 at The Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, VA.
In 1999 I took a workshop in fused glass and was immediately fascinated by the process. It was for me yet another way to work with color, shine, pattern and texture. The designs developed in the weaving have greatly influenced my glass, and I now find that the glass in turn is influencing my weaving. For many years I have been exploring a technique of capturing bubbles between layers of glass using a grid of glass stringers - a "weaving" that produces texture in the glass. I use these bubbles as lenses to distort pattern in both glass and fiber.
The three major influences on my work are Op Art, the Washington Color School Painters, and Scandinavian Design. While I was growing up my father ran stores that imported Scandinavian furniture, textiles and glass and Scandinavian design magazines were around the house. Also growing up outside of Washington DC, I was aware of the Washington Color School painters, and remember seeing shows of their work that made a great impression on me. Color, especially color that moves and changes, has always been my primary interest. The first art show I remember was a Pop/Op Art Show at the Walters in Baltimore way back. It made quite an impression – I loved art that moved – where you could see a piece in such different ways.
I live in Falls Church, VA and show my work in studio #6 at The Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, VA.