Scene in passing

Abstract

Scene in Passing is inspired by ephemeral experiences of the midwestern landscape surrounding my home in Muncie Indiana. The work is influenced by the atmospheric and contemplative work of American Tonalist painters as well as the work of contemporary glass artists who use landscape in their work. Scene in Passing uses engraved imagery on blown glass vessels and hanging glass panels to convey my impressions of the mysterious and peaceful scenery that forms the background imagery of daily life in the Midwest. The work was made using a Swedish glass blowing technique that involves encasing engraved imagery in layers of glass and inflating and shaping the resulting bubble to form a vessel. The series presented in Scene in Passing is the start of a larger art practice that I aim to expand in the coming years as I continue to hone my technical, compositional, and conceptual skills.