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Debora
Moore
Describe your work:
M y w o r k
is a m ed itatio n on n atu re. I use
th e m edium o f glass to create
m y o w n u n iq u e v isio n o f the
natural w o rld and all its b ea u ty
and c o m p le x ity .
Describe your process: I
co m -
b in e n e w and trad itio n al glass-
b lo w in g tech n iq u es to cre ate
d istin ct p ie ce s th at are ro o te d
in re a lity b u t sp rin g fro m m y
im agin ation .
Pilchuck connction: I
h a ve re-
c e iv e d th ree sch o larsh ip s, b een
an in stru cto r th e re , and b een
in v o lv e d in v a rio u s w a y s
th ro u g h o u t th e yea rs.
W hat makes your work
unique:
I’v e d e v e lo p e d n e w
w a y s to use glass as a m aterial
to cre ate d istin ct su rfaces and
te x tu re s fo u n d in th e natural
w o rld . I use glass lik e p ain t to
a ch ie ve d ep th o f co lo r.
Biggest artistic influences:
T h e natural w o rld and research
I h a ve c o n d u cte d on m y tra v e ls;
se e in g flora in its natural
h abitat.
Biggest challenge with glass:
I w ill h a ve an id ea and h a ve to
ta k e this h o t, h o n e y -lik e su b -
stan ce and tran sfo rm it in to an
o b ject.
Proudest of:
In 2 0 0 7 ,
1
w as
a w ard ed th e R a k o w C o m m is-
sion fro m th e C o rn in g M u seu m
o f G lass. A p ie ce o f m ine is n o w
p art o f th e ir p erm an en t
c o lle ctio n .
W hat’s next: I
w o u ld lik e to
ta k e m y w o r k o f f th e w a ll and
p e d esta l and e x p lo re n e w w a y s
o f co n stru ctin g and p rese n tin g
m y p ie ce s as b o th k in e tic and
fre e sta n d in g scu lp tu res.
Top and bottom
(detail):
Debora Moore
Phragmapedium
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Plant Series,
2010
blown and
hot-sculpted glass
28 x 16 x 11 in.
David W illis
Rainy Day
Dream Away,
2007-2010
lampworked
borosilicate glass
14 ft. high
fu n
Richard
Marquis
Above:
Richard Marquis
Reticetto Retort on Stand in
Front o f Altered Chemistry
Set,
2010
blown glass and
found objects
14.75 x 20 x 10.5 in.
Right: Richard Marquis
R azzle D azzle Root,
2010
Fused and wheel-
carved glass
5 x 22 x 6.25 in.
048 american craft fcb/m arn
