Alabama artist Cal Breed (born 1972) turned to an essential element as the basis of his newest body of work: air. As a glassblower, air is crucial to the creation of his pieces, as it is breath that brings to life the shape of the glass. In the exhibition "Signs of Lift," Breed meditated on breath through beautiful and sensuous vessels and sculptures that evoke ice, water, and vapor taking forms such as igloos and clouds. Finding patterns in nature as a way to interpret the beauty around us and to find wonder at the brief gift of life, Breed believes that for each of us, “Last breath is inevitable, yet we are still searching for signs of lift.”
