Tami King 215-808-7630
Snarff6@aol.com
Artist Statement
I am an interdisciplinary artist who works primarily with glass and copper now. I have been trained in many forms of glass art. Sometimes I will utilize a few of the techniques I have learned within one sculpture. Very rarely will I have mixed media not shown within my artwork. I use metal, wood, fabric, etc. I prefer looking at things that have different textures and colors and like to reflect that with in my own artwork. I want people to feel the need to touch them, to feel the lumps and bumps, even on the vases.
I enjoy playing with the time and temperatures of the glass verses copper. Sometimes the greenish-blue copper color fits the piece better than the magenta color that it can produce if not heated enough. Many of the castings have been put into the flame to unite the copper and glass in various ways. This is extremely difficult but, I have been having fun playing with the danger aspect of it possibly cracking in this process.
