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CURRENT WORK

All of the pieces here are one of a kind, fused glasswork. Each piece goes through several firings in my kilns, employ many different techniques throughout the creative process, and are often finished by hand, during the cold work, sanding, and polishing stages. All of my glasswork is food safe and can be occasionally cleaned in the dishwasher. Take a look around, and contact me, if you have questions or are interested in purchasing something here on this page. 

Bowls

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Cobalt Blue House Bowl
​This 12" diameter bowl is a celebration of deep cobalt blue and strips of opaque and transparent greens, blues and whites. Transparent colors spill onto the surface below.
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Carnegie Green Bowl
The patterns on this 12" diameter green and warm white bowl were inspired by architectural herringbone patterns found on the arched ceilings of the historic Carnegie Library building in Washington, DC. 
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Plum Seigaiha Bowl
I had a desire mix up my color palette a bit and chose this rich opaque plum with a dynamic line art patten in blue that is a hat top to Japanese seigaiha printmaking images. 
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Teal Phlox Bowl
Every spring, I fall in love with all the beautiful phlox that blooms throughout my DC neighborhood. This piece celebrates that phlox flower pattern in a scattering of oval transparent windows set in gorgeous teal. 
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Plum Bowl with Spring Green Stringer Ovals
I just had to have some fun with plum, ovals and complimentary yellow/green lines. This 12" bowl also has a fun pink underbelly and secret transparent green lines that give up their locations on the surface below the bowl!
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Mink Bowl with Red Herringbone Windows
Mink and pink with red herringbone patterns! 
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Powder Blue Bowl with Coral Window
I offset this mid tone, powder blue bowl with a dynamic coral pattern on a transparent window. The patterns on the adjacent surface area are just lovely. 
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Teal Bowl with Orange Clouds
This 12" diameter piece celebrates complimentary teal and orange, while playing with cloud patterns not only on the glass, but on the surface area below. 
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Green X Bowl
X marks the spot, both on this gorgeous blue and green bowl but also on the surface below. 

Plates

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Dusty Blue Plate with Orange Leaf Patterns
WIth this dusty blue plate, I've started to explore the introduction of depth between layers of imagery, especially around the orange leaf partners. 

Trays. Squares, and Sushis

This selection of Squares, Trays, and Sushis all explore color, pattern, opacity and transparency. I enjoy working in series, exploring a certain design layout or shape in various colors or patterns. Other ideas and series are often born from that exploration. 
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Blue Squiggle Tray with Green Dots and striped Header
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Herringbone Tray with Steel Blue Header
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Rose Dragonfly Tray
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Transparent Steel Blue Tray with Seigaiha Header
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Green Gold Carnegie Pattern Tray
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Peapod Green Tray with Blue Dots
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Pumpkin Tray with Orange streaky window
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Green Sushi with Optics Header and Seigaiha Window
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Powder Blue Tray with Streaky blue Window
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Powder Blue Tray with Abstract Patterns
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Mint Green Tray with Pimento Header and bold Blue Center Pattern
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Green Tray with Herringbone center Window
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Dark Gray Sushi with Trigger Fish central pattern
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Deco Gray Sushi with Pink and Red Herringbone pattern window
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Maize and Blue Sushi with Topographic and Coral Patterns
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Robins Egg Blue Sushi with Spring Green Dots
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Cobalt Blue Sushi with Orange Optics Center
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Dark Gray Sushi with Red Strip Center
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Golden Green Sushi with Diagonal Striped Center
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Dotty Robins Egg Square
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Pumpkin Square with Topographic patterned windows
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Gray and Blue Strip Cut Optics Square
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Golden Green Herringbone Pattern Square
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Diminishing Returns - Large Square
This large Tray is part of the Zen and Chaos series, created during the pandemic. I found myself desperately seeking mental and spiritual calm during an unsettle and chaotic time in all our lives. 
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Zen and Chaos - Large Tray
This is the first in the Zen and Chaos series - an exploration of calm fields of color, clean and dependable patterns, encircling frenetic and chaotic energy.
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Zen and Chaos/Orientation - Large Tray
This large tray was also part of the Zen and Chaos series - a need to find solace and to orient during unsettled times. 
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Red Strip Cut Optics Square

A Selection of Soap Dishes*

* While I may call these fun little guys "soap dishes", they can be anything your little heart desires - spoon rests, a place for loose change, jewelry, thumb drives, sponges, tiny shells and pebbles....
I often use the smaller form factor of a soap dish as a "sketch" idea, before I expand it into a larger piece. I find the creative process for these soaps to be fast, fresh, and visually unburdened. 
Here's a sampling of soap dishes and coasters available. Contact me for availability of these and other inventory!
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...another Werthwhile creation.



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