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Many, from Newton to Kandinsky, have compared color to music. It is a logical comparison to make – indeed, they share a lot in common. Sometimes we even use the same words to describe the two, such as ‘harmony’, ‘composition’, ‘chords’ or ‘dissonance’.
If color is music, glass is a lavish dance by a troop dressed in brightly-colored costumes, accompanies by an entire orchestra. Working with glass offers endless possibilities for combining colors, textures and transparencies, techniques, challenges and other rhythms that are just waiting to be discovered. As in dance, regular practice time is necessary, along with a bit of chemistry, a certain amount of control over gravity – and heat, lots of heat. There are “rules” that sometimes seem restricting, but despite that – or possibly because of it – glass is liberating. It allows you to express yourself freely, and beyond that – clear your mind. Like music - as molten glass flows slowly, it has a magic about it which is hard to define and almost impossible to resist. Glass is seductive, wonderful… addictive.
Besides indulging in a world of “color games”, I enjoy testing the limits in my work as a bead artist. The small format with the two holes is another challenge. Does have bead have to be round? Geometrical? Symmetrical? Do beads have to exist as a “group”, or can they stand alone? Is every bead meant to be worn? How big can a bead be, and still be a “bead”? How detailed can such a small object be?
As of now, my conclusions are that the sky’s the limit and there is nothing that is not worth trying. I enjoy transforming each bead into a small, multi-layered world – an abstract microcosmos that you can delve into, as you view it from different angles or feel it with your fingertips. This dance - which can only develop further, progress and surprise – is endless. The music? Always leaves you wanting more. All I can do is be grateful for my role as the choreograph who puts the two together.
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