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I have an innate need to
create, and kiln-formed glass is my means of expression. Glass is an eternal
medium that has been worked, in one form or another, since 250 BC.
Kiln-formed glass has been found in ancient Egyptian excavations, and was a
revered art form. The technique was lost and rediscovered about 50 years
ago.
Kiln-formed glass is a
very difficult medium due to issues of glass compatibility and the inherent
fragility of glass. All of this makes it a most challenging art form. Glass,
when properly worked, is amazingly strong and this strength makes a presence
that will stand the test of time.
I am inspired by color,
shape and texture. I want my work to be simple and expressive, yet convey a
sense of color and light in harmony. I am fascinated by the way light plays
off glass, either transmitted or reflected, giving the work new meaning with
changing light and viewing angle.
Glass is forever.
Accomplishments:
 Linear
Regression -
2008. Selected for the South Carolina State Museum Juried Art Exhibition,
Columbia, South Carolina
Spirit
of the Dance - 2006 Piccolo Spoleto
Festival Petite Performance Pavilion Poster, Charleston, South Carolina
View
from My Balcony in Alicante - 1st place, 2006 Piccolo Spoleto Juried Art
Exhibition, Charleston, South Carolina
Online -
Bullseye
Glass corporate collection
In
Repose - 2nd place, 2005 Piccolo Spoleto Juried Art
Exhibition, Charleston, South Carolina
South
Carolina
Artisan
Center
Greg has been a prolific stained glass artist for over 20 years, and
transitioned into fused glass in 1998. He has lived in Charleston, South Carolina
for the past 15 years and in
South Carolina for over 25 years. |
