Inspire (Cherry) by Percy Echols II

Engraved and Blown glass, with metal stand.

This was the first piece (2017) in the series called "Inspire', featuring blown glass lungs, which began as an exercise in drawing on glass using engraving and carving techniques. In creating the lungs, an effortless fluidity and breath are required to give it shape and form. To balance these efforts, like its namesake, I let the process be my inspiration. Each drawing starts with a series lines that wrap around the piece. These lines are then used as guides to create an evolving pattern when viewed from multiple perspectives. While Design is the focus of the work, the labor reveals something beautiful when we can peel away the outer layers and see what lies beneath.

photography provided by Nathan J Shaulis of Porter Loves

Dimensions (in. WxHxD): 16in x 6in x 6in

...Do...Part... by Lauren Kalman

...Do...Part... originates from an action where blown glass is distorted through being held or hugged by the body. The jewelry is left behind with the vessel along with the impression of the body. Once the vessels are distorted, they are not altered; oxidation of the metal, folds in the glass, and textures are all locked in place. These objects are markers of a specific moment and relationship between the body, jewelry, and vessel. They solidify that moment, much like the void of a victim of Pompeii left in the ash. In the glass vessels the body pulls away, but copper jewelry remains, with the face of the jewelry embedded in the clay and glass and the inside or back visible to the viewer. A bracelet that was around the wrist as the vessel was held is partially embedded in the surface with the remainder dangling off the side. An earring is pressed into the surface surrounded by the imprint of an absent ear.

Dimensions (in. WxHxD): 10 x 15 x 10

Garlic Klein by Lydia Leung

Flameworked borosilicate glass garlic sculpture within mathematical model known as Klein bottle.

Leung's work merges scientific technique with botanical sculpture, encouraging the viewer to conceptually explore their own relation to space, movement, kingdom plantae, and the cyclical nature of life as the eye follows the lines of the form, bridging specialisations within the discipline of flameworking.

Dimensions (in. WxHxD): 6 x 3 x 3