Reflections on Unity, Asheville Art Museum
The inspiration for my work comes from my belief that societies which inspire and welcome individual acts of grace become more considerate, more kind, more tolerant, and more open. Physically, the work is a composition of thousands of fractured pieces of glass bonded together, a metaphor for a better world. It seems to glow from within, possessing its own inner light.
Weecha, Barnard College
While the sound of breaking glass calls to mind the image of destruction, I use fractured glass as an element of creation. The surfaces, worked by hand with a hammer and chisel as if glass were transparent stone, reflect and refract light and challenge the perception of mass.
Compression column, private collection
Many people have told me that they find metaphors of regeneration in the sculptures. The work represents the hope that our collective acts of grace will ultimately, like these shattered fragments of glass, contribute to a better world: a sparkling, crystalline whole.
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