HOOKED ON GLASS

My name is Vicki Smith and I am a self taught glass artist based in Syracuse, NY. When it comes to the artwork I create, I love transforming something that starts cold, hard and sharp into something that becomes fluid, soft, and textured. It becomes an utterly new piece of material, looking altogether different from where it started. There is a great sense of exhilaration in overhauling and the challenges that arise, as well as the never ending possibilities of the medium... I started out by learning glass cutting and making stepping stones for the garden. I then went on to learn stained glass using the copper foil technique. From there, I worked in a glass studio and learned more just by observing. This peaked my interest even more and I wanted to learn how to fuse. My first fusing was doing jewelry in a very small kiln. As I was practicing one day, I got distracted and ended up burning up the kiln and kiln shelf! The temperature controller was called an, "infinite switch," and when..

Also known as: Hooked On Glass, LLC