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R Visions in Glass
is a company of Northwest artists committed to a mission of creating glass art that warms the heart and stirs the imagination. Our vision is based in the shared belief that art can have a transforming effect on our lives. A portion of all proceeds is given to charity, with the hope that each artistic expression will enrich our community and those in need.
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R Blog #2
Learning As We Go
The fun thing about not knowing much about a subject is that you are always being surprised. You are surprised when things come out well, and you are surprised when things blow apart in the kiln-either way you are learning.
Andrew is our technician. He absorbs technical books. He began to read everything he could find about fusing glass. We each used his knowledge and our boldness to explore. Soon we were filling the kiln (that now had shelves too) with jewelry and plates. During this time we discovered dichroic glass!! It is glass fused with minerals such as platinum, titanium, and magnesium. It changes colors as the piece is moved. Oh the magic it created in our jewelry and plates!!!
It didn’t take long before we had customers-which was a good thing since we now had a habit to support! Playing in glass is very captivating!
One thing we learned was that we each have a different style. It is easy to pick out each person’s work. Robbin is very patient in her art. She sits for hours putting each piece of glass (even frit-crushed glass) down on the sheet glass to create her herb inspired pieces. She combines the palettes of Hawaii and the Pacific Northwest into unusual pieces of jewelry that are bold in colors.
Andrew is the perfectionist. He brings his culinary background to his glass. He studies to learn about the boundaries of his medium-then he pushed those boundaries. He moves easily from fused glass to beadmaking to hot glass. His pieces show his ability to be exacting. His art shows his passion and his playfulness. His fish are pure fun. They are actually beads, but you forget that as they look at you with those huge eyes.
I am the impatient one. I want it to happen quickly. I want to make it now. I want to try new things all the time. Much of my art reflects my favorite places-the ocean and the mountains. I love trying new methods of creating ‘painting’ in glass. I like working on a bigger canvas. I am the impressionist. Glass is my passion! No other medium allows me the flexibility I have sought all these years. I love the light playing through pieces-it feeds my soul.
Our company name reflects our combined journey through glass-R Visions In Glass. The ‘R’ stands for Robbin, R.Andrew, and Ruth, but reads like ‘our’ which is really what our company is all about.
Blog #1 How It All Began