Steel wire and borosilicate glass tubes
Jennifer Place
Every 1 2024 / May 7, 2024
Glass Basket #1
H: 18" | W: 5" | D: 5"
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Jennifer Place
Montclair, NJ
I work with f ound objects, often from flea markets, house (basement) sales, donations from friends, and junk found on the roadside or discarded in vacant lots. I like muffler parts that fall off trucks or metal pieces left out to weather that acquire patina or a new shape. I also work in hot (flameworked) glass, which, along with metal, is a malleable material, able to be shaped to suit an idea. I often add movement to a sculpture to enhance the dimension and incorporate shadows. The key is transformation. The sculptural results balance contemporary vision, ancient techniques, and discarded industry.