A Handful of Female Glass Artists

June 17, 2018 2:21 PM

Just some really cool women doing some really cool glass artwork, some functional, some not. Check out Chris Wood for her amazing dichroic glass wall panels that sculpt light. If you liked the crystal foxes from Star Wars, you'll love the work of Marta Klonowska who makes lifelike animals from shattered glass. If shoes are more your speed, check out Dellene Peralta's dope work. Finally, the work of Ginny Ruffner opens the world of what it means to create accessible glass art by someone with a disability.
posted by Anonymous (7 comments total)

Thanks for posting this lovely work!
posted by seanmpuckett at 2:32 PM on June 17, 2018

Wow, I love those glass animals by Marta Klonowska. Now to look at everything else. Thank you for posting this!
posted by Songdog at 2:44 PM on June 17, 2018 [3 favorites]

I agree with Songdog—those glass animals are amazing!
posted by languagehat at 5:17 PM on June 17, 2018 [1 favorite]

I am sad that the glass animals look cuddly but would tear me to shreds if I tried it, haha! Those Chris Wood pieces are also stunning.
posted by leesh at 7:01 PM on June 17, 2018

Thanks for sharing, there's something ephemeral about glass, I always feel like it's captured movement.
posted by smoke at 7:25 PM on June 17, 2018

These are great. I took a glass bead making class once, and it gave me a great deal of respect for people who are able to create such magnificent things out of such a difficult material. You can make wondrously cool things with glass, but you have to really work with the glass and not fight it.
posted by jacquilynne at 7:22 AM on June 18, 2018 [1 favorite]

Oh my GOSH those shattered glass animals! What marvels.

All these links are amazing (and wow, Ginny Ruffner is awesome!).
posted by mixedmetaphors at 4:04 PM on June 18, 2018