These images are some details of some prototypes of the new body of blown glass sculpture I am working on. There is an evolution depicted here from the first marver cast tiles used in the roll up process which yielded too many fine bubbles, then the clear, cut rondels, and then the colored, cut rondels. Then I started working with rondels on the pipe and closing them down after the senses have been applied. I am still working on these forms and there is a lot of ground to be covered. But I am happy enough with these detail shots to post them. All of the distortion, be it magnification or minification, is from a series of lenses I place inside these closed forms before rolling them up. The surface is etched and enameled. I have been working on accompanying text which will appear on later posts, when the objects better reflect the intention and direction of this new work.

-Matthew Stewart