Spring in the Mountains A109097 and soy wax batik

and soy wax batik

this glass ''canvas'' is cut into strips and laid out in the desired composition

100% wool felt with italian buttero leather strap

this beautifully-flowing wall sculpture was crafted in layered birch and bubinga and finished with several coats of a urethane finish

A play on shadow and color

Spring in the Mountains A109097 and soy wax batikThe artist uses several different techniques to achieve her version of the natural landscapes all around. Beginning with a "blank canvas" of glass (some with a background of mountain silhouettes), she decides the placement of the foreground layers and trees. The trunks are pre fused glass powder components. All the tree branches are made from glass rod that the artist pulls into very thin branch like shapes using a torch flame. Once the branches are