I have the wonderful opportunity to do some collaborative works with artist and friend Susan Longini. 

Our work together is about humans in our environments – how we are affected by them, how we are changed or not, how we move into our environment or let it come to us, and so on.  These environments might be external, natural, with other people, or even our own internal psychological environments.

We called our first piece Dangerous Opportunity.

Currently we’re working on a piece called Sometimes It’s Bigger Than Us, which we will donate to the Bay Area Glass Institute auction. 

More to come!

Dangerous Opportunity

At this time, I have four pieces in process. 

One is Night Tree, the frosty tree with silvered acorns.  I’m not quite happy with the barrenness of the tree and will add some smaller branches to fill it out.

Two, I’m working on a male and a female plant “reproducing” human style. 

Three, my life cycle cyclone.  I still need to make fruits and leaves and then attach them all to the cyclone.

And finally, a collaborative piece with Susan Longini.  www.susanlongini.com

After these pieces I think I will do a plant baby I have been envisioning.

My series of windmills has continued with two more pieces.  One is a simple geometric design and the other is titled From a Windmill Seed.  This second piece was commissioned by friends and patrons Ted and Melissa Lagreid.  The windmill plant disperses its seeds through the spinning of its “blades”. 

Untitled,  Geometric Windmill

18″h x 8″w x 11″d

From a Windmill Seed

12″h x 9″w x 9″d

Here’s a new series of Imaginary Botanicals from alternate realities – When Plants and Animals Merge.   

8″h x 4″w x 8″d

26″h x 13″w x 9″d 

  9″h x 12″w x 3.5″d

3.5″h x 9.5″w x 3″d                                                                          

 All Glass and all made in 2011.

Happily, I just signed up for an Advanced Sculpture class this fall at De Anza College.  I have some ideas for combining paper with my glass and I will work on those in my class.