From the Studio · Commission Work
This commission began with a wonderful setting: an oceanfront condominium in Florida, with a view of the Atlantic and a curved wall that leads from the entrance, along a hallway, and into the living room.
The clients had seen my coral-inspired wall pieces at Palm Room Art Gallery in Harbour Bay Plaza. They were drawn to the work and wanted to explore an arrangement for their own home.
Working with the Curve
The wall already held several paintings above a low credenza. Its sweeping shape offered a different possibility: a grouping of individual glass forms that could carry the eye through the space toward the ocean view.
For me, a commission like this is about the relationship between the artwork and the room. The spaces between the pieces matter as much as the pieces themselves. An open grouping gives each form room to breathe while allowing the surrounding wall to participate in the composition.
Finding the Arrangement
The photograph below shows the coral forms gathered together during the planning process. Color, scale, and spacing all affect the rhythm of a grouping. Seeing the pieces together helps me consider where the eye pauses and how it moves from one form to the next.
These open, branching shapes bring a coastal reference into the conversation without simply illustrating the view outside. Their openings, irregular edges, and changing shadows are part of what makes glass so rewarding to place in a home.
A Work Shaped by Its Setting
This is what I enjoy about working directly with collectors: beginning with a particular place, understanding what draws them to the work, and thinking about how an arrangement can belong there.
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