MARGARET SPACAPAN Tulane University New Orleans, Louisiana Contained, VI My current body of work explores formal, geometric, and spatial relationships of industrial objects. I separate the objects from their use and divorce them from their intended function, translating them into glass. I find beauty when something can be separated from the reason it was made and still have impact as an object aesthetically. The objects can be cold and sterile: though, creating interactions within an environment through repetition, or changing the scale or material, allow formal elements to take precedence. Using kiln-formed glass, I explore ways to transform an object, rendering a new mass and volume, and redefining space.
JEFFREY STENBOM University of Wisconsin - River Falls River Falls, Wisconsin Harlequin’s Desire I believe glass is very much like a person, filled with potential, beauty, and emotion. Glass is so strong but so weak at the same time. Everyday there is a new unknown discovery just waiting to happen. Glass pushes every emotion for me. It is a mental and physical challenge that connects my soul to creativity. The process of creating is a journey for me with endless possibilities.