Artist's Statement

I’ve worked for 25 years making cities and neighborhoods more walkable and bikeable. As a third

generation artist, I transform streetscape elements into fused glass sculptures: houses, trees, bikes,

flowers, and creatures like dragonflies and butterflies. I’m interested in how light transforms the glass to

create a dynamic experience. My pieces are also used as a way to help people change how they view

and experience their neighborhoods. A street is more than a passage for cars: it's a place where people,

plants, and animals live and thrive.

The glass pieces are kiln cast fused glass. Each piece is unique and designed in the kiln. Glass is cut into

both realistic and abstract shapes to create the streetscape element I’m designing. All pieces integrate

cane, which are slices from a pulled and twisted combination of 16 pieces of glass, formed into a block,

fired and placed into a furnace to heat until malleable. After the firing, elements are combined to produce

free standing glass and steel sculptures and hanging pieces.