walking down the past: a 15th century approach to glass.

Making a goblet is a 30 minute journey, you walk the imaginary steps of a 15th century venetian glass maker gathering glass from a wood furnace. I am 'gaga' for the beauty of the process and the tradition. When I am blowing glass I seek for a sense of fluidity, a connection between the material and my hands. I think that goblet making is both a challenging and a liberating craft. Making goblets is an art on its own right too, and when people get into making them its like an addiction. A good addiction indeed.

The Goblets on the bottom are made using "the garage." which allows me to make complex and refined shapes.

Made on the pipe.

The trio of goblets above is part of a set of 26 goblets I made "on the pipe" during my third semester at SJSU. I picked up the skill of making these shapes from Chris Taylor and Stefanie Pender at Pilchuck. This Goblets are part of my research on shapes and forms in traditional glassblowing techniques.