First Light

Glass Wall Art
by Anne Wren Nye

Kiln glass wall panel
20″H, 20″W, 1.5″D

Part of the fun of being a glass artist is that you have to be part chemist and part engineer and part physicist and I love problem solving! For the chemistry part, the glass chemicals react to each other. For example: when a color containing sulfur (yellows & oranges) touches a color containing copper (blues & greens) you get a brownish edge which may not be what you intended. This piece was created to play with and force those very reaction. It, like all my work, is made entirely of glass using my signature technique in which I mix Bullseye glass powder with water, apply to sheet glass with traditional painting tools and kiln fire several times to achieve the perfect combination of color and surface texture. Because it’s all glass, it will not sun fade even in the harshest light. Mounted on a hidden backing of aluminum and hangs easily with a gallery wire. Dry wall hanger included.