Things you won't see at shows - 3

This piece is one of the first round bowls I made. My brain works in straight lines, particularly squares. It took a while before I saw the possibilities of curves and circles.

This piece has a series of recycled copper wire squares in descending size that actually bend over the rim into the bowl. This one wasn't in my personal collection originally, but it grew on my until I realized my fondness for it and snatched it back up from the table at a show and hid it away.

Things you won't see at shows 2

Although the picture doesn't do this one justice, it is achingly beautiful. The glass is heavy 3/8" plate glass, cut into a perfect square and slumped over an inverted spun steel wok. The beauty lies in the details; the inside of the bowl is ringed with fine concentric circles from the steel of the wok. One corner of the bowl carries the rivet marks of the handle that was removed. the outside is crystal clear, almost slippery in its perfect glassiness. Needless to say, I'm hoarding this one too.

Things you won't see at a show

I thought I would spend the next week or so posting pictures of pieces that are in my personal collection. These are the pieces that I don't/won't take to shows, I'm hoarding them all to myself.

The first is "Utah Skies" This is a blue and white cast oval dish. The blue bottle glass and clear window glass were hand ground, filtered and then mixed with a flux prior to being packed into a mold and fired. The surface is matte and the piece is opaque. I love it. Especially beautiful with light shining through.

Check back tomorrow for another hidden treasure.