Hot
Glass
As a material, hot glass focuses and sustains my interest in
the immediate task of doing, making while hinting and
sometimes pointing in a direction away from the
particular task.
It hints at a melding of hand and mind in a symbiotic
process of doing and becoming blown glass art, in which each sustains or
rejuvenates the other to continue the process.
Shunyata Series
Shunyata is a Buddhist term meaning the emptiness of
being. The fused, frosted glass shards become a luminous
container. Useful only to act as a vessel for the
emptiness which gives it its form.
Glass Goblets
Making glass goblets, for me, is somewhat like doing
calligraphy. The repeated creation of a known form
within utilitarian boundaries which serves to refine my
skills, focuses me. And sometimes it rewards me with a
"spontaneous" happy.
Chaos Series
The chaos series is not about the transparent beauty of
glass. Rather it is about the contrast and continuity of
the vessel. The interaction of color, texture and form
which, in the right light, can reveal the subtle,
luminous beauty of glass. |
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Studio
Location
The blown glass art studio is located at 607 Toecane Road, Bakersville,
North Carolina.
FROM ASHEVILLE: Take Highway 19/23. By-pass Weaverville
and Mars Hill. 19E will branch off of 23, exit to the
left following signs to BURNSVILLE. Stay on 19E to
by-pass Burnsville. At the third light on 19E by-pass,
turn left (beside Glen Raven Mills) onto 197N, follow
signs to Red Hill and Bakersville. At Red Hill
(approximately 12 miles), 197N will dead-end into 226.
There will be a sign to Roan Mountain in front of you.
Turn right. (As you drive you will see signs indicating
“Bakersville 6 miles, Spruce Pine 16 miles.”). At 2.8
miles in Loafer’s Glory there is an old mill. At. 2.9
miles, just past the mill, turn right onto bridge. This
is Toecane road. Studio is 7/10 of a mile on the left in
a two-story brick building with large plate glass
window. Travel time approximately 1 hour.
FROM PENLAND SCHOOL: Leave the school and turn left at
the stop sign at the bottom of the hill after you leave
the visitor’s center. At the next stop sign, turn left
onto Highway 226N heading toward Bakersville. In
Bakersville, go through the first traffic signal, turn
left at the second signal (which is a blinking light),
following signs for 226N. Drive 2.8 miles. Turn left
onto Toecane Road in Loafer’s Glory, just before the old
red mill. Studio is 7/10 of a mile on your left in a
two-story brick building. Approximately 20 minute drive.
FROM SPRUCE PINE: Take highway 226N following signs to
Bakersville. In Bakersville, go through the first
traffic signal, turn left at the second signal (which is
a blinking light), following signs for 226N. Drive 2.8
miles. Turn left onto Toecane Road in Loafer’s Glory,
just before the old red mill. Studio is 7/10 of a mile
on you r left in a two-story brick building.
Approximately 25 minute drive. |
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If you have any
questions or would like more information, please contact us
828-688-2149,
email
us, or use our online request form. |
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