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Why Glass?

I'm Dot Galfond, a contemporary fused glass artist based in Palm City, Florida. From my studio on the Treasure Coast, I create one-of-a-kind kiln-formed glass art, including wall installations, sculptural work, and functional vessels, all inspired by the light, water, and ocean life of the Florida coast. My work is held in private collections across North America and Europe and shown by galleries on both coasts of Florida. Commissions are welcome.

That's what I do. The why goes back much further.

It started in a church pew. As a child, I couldn't take my eyes off the sunbeams filtering through the stained glass windows, the way color pooled on the floor, the way light seemed to move through something solid. I wanted everyone around me to feel what I was feeling.

That's still what drives me.

I've always worked in art: silversmithing, stage design, graphic design, photography.

But when I discovered fused glass, everything else fell away.

There is something about the way light moves through glass, the way it transforms a room, a wall, a space, that I've never found in any other medium.

It doesn't just hang on a wall. It lives in a room and it changes with the light throughout the day.

People tell me they notice something new in a piece every time they look at it. That's exactly what I'm going for.

My hope is that when you bring one of my pieces into your home, you feel what I felt in that church: that sense of wonder, and the quiet thrill of light doing something extraordinary.

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Life in the studio

I work from my studio in Palm City, Florida, where the coast is never far from my mind. The ocean waves, the sparkling water, the particular blue of a Florida sky — all of it finds its way into my work. When people tell me a piece reminds them of a place they love, or a feeling they can't quite name, I know I've done my job.

Every piece I create is one of a kind and built to last a lifetime. Kiln-formed glass is fired at temperatures up to 1,460°F over the course of several days.

It is not fragile, and it does not fade. What you bring home is something that will look just as alive in twenty years as it does the day it arrives.

I work with collectors and with clients who come to me with a vision: a space they want to transform, a story they want told in glass, a gift that needs to be truly unlike anything else. Whatever brings you here, I'd love to talk about what's possible.

My work has been shown in group exhibitions and is represented by galleries on both coasts of Florida, with pieces in private collections across North America and Europe.

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Glass Art: Unique, Contemporary Designs Inspired by Nature

  • Glass Art Society

  • National American Glass Club

  • Florida CraftArt Gallery

  • Arts Council of Martin County

  • Martin Artisan Guild

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