This is an ongoing theme of mine, as I am surrounded by nature and it’s plant and animal pods, in the form of spring buds to roe.
I started adding wings to my hearts after reading, The pocket guide to man watching. It made me realize how much we interpret what we see. I started adding eyes and then wings to my hearts. Wings represent lightness and flight, when added to a heart, a sharing of love.
Mermaids have long fascinated and terrified me. I love being in water and the idea of being able to breath and explore freely, thrills me, but there is something unsettling about the cold and dark that scares me, if I let it. My vision of a Mermaid has a bit of the siren in it, but I think they would be naughty, not vindictive. I have spent many hours imagining their life, culture and environment. Even had long conversations with my favorite marine biologist, trying to figure out how their respiratory systems could work.
Because they are made with out a hole and use a clear locket shape as a loop, their shape is kept simple and elegant.
I attribute my love of fish to my first time snorkeling in Curacao when I was 6. Over the years, as my techniques and colours in glass improved, my fish have evolved and I imagine they will always be changing as I get inspired by different species.
This is my favorite fish picture so far. They look like good friends. It is taken on a piece of coral my dad brought home from one of his diving trips.
I feel in love with prunts as a glass blower. This technique was developed to help greasy fingers grip a vessel before the common use of forks.
This is a very special piece, made up of dozens of glass beads made with both borosilcate and sodalime glass. I even made the clasp with pearls.
