ARTIST’S STATEMENT:
For me, glass is all about transformation. You take simple sand, heat it up, and it becomes glass, which can either be liquid or solid, clear or opaque, rough or smooth, cold or hot. Glass is stronger after it has been fired in the kiln. Dichroic glass both transmits and reflects color. Sometimes it changes colors after it has been heated: I’ve put in bright orange glass, and when it cooled off, it was neon green. When I open the kiln to see how everything “cooked”, usually, it’s like Christmas morning, full of happy surprises! But if I don’t like the way a piece turned out, I just recycle it and try again. Glass gives you second chances.
Kerry Ellen is a lifelong student of the creative process, writing, designing jewelry, fusing glass, flameworking beads, or making stained glass.
Kerry Ellen loved glass even as a child, when she was told her ancestors in Sweden were glassblowers. A few years ago she gave glass a try, and she has been hooked ever since! She does flameworking (making glass beads with a blow torch), stained glass, and most recently, kiln-fused glass. Her passion is handcrafting jewelry that features dichroic glass, Swarovski crystals, semi-precious gemstones, abalone shells, and other natural items.
What began as a hobby has become an addiction – Kerry Ellen is willing to part with some of her creations, to share her passion for glass, and so she can buy more dichroic glass (2 X 4 inches of dichro costs about $15 USD) for new creations! If you see something you like, feel free to contract her and see it if is still available.
Enjoy!
