artist statement
Two seemingly different visual worlds; the man-made environment - both urban and suburban - with its sighns, traffic, lights, noise and street maps, and on the other hand the strong reference of indigenous and aboriginal art&craft act as triggers for further design process in my work. I am intrigued by the relationship between order and disorder, and how these can be translated, through personal journeys, onto the glass material.
I work with glass blowing, kilnforming and cold-working techniques in order to create a wide selection of glass objects, from small gift items and limited editions to unique pieces, wallwork and lighting fixtures. Initially very graphic in all shades between black&white, my work of today has evolved into consisting of a much wider colour palette, including bright candy colours as well as earthy tones.
Combining traditional glassmaking techniques with contemporary imagery, subtle shapes and surface textures result in a unique and recognizable design language which I try and renew along the way.
Making glass by hand , but also collaborating with the industry as a designer has been a rewarding combination, both sides of the work feeding into another and balancing each other.
