Recently, I reconnected with a great friend from the past. When I think about it, I wonder how we became separated in the first place! We bonded over art, things with wings, family, and of course…the color purple. Purple has permeated my life forever. I have always been drawn to its powerful vibration. I have made purple (Amethyst) jewelry, purple dessert plates, purple bowls, purple hippos (yes, hippos), just about anything you can make purple…I may have made it. Apparently, [...]

The beautiful colors in this fused glass wall medallion make up the intricate design of the Mandala motif, meant to engage the viewer. Your eye perceives the entire piece, but is easily drawn to one layer of color or another and moves through the design and back again. Beautiful, yes. Does it speak to you as a viewer, possibly. Notice that each layer has an intimate relationship with the layer before and after it. The pieces all fit together like [...]