12 Mar
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Trilobite Series
March 2020
Blown glass
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This series of three vessels is an exploration of using hand carved wood as means of a mold to blow into.
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As the mold gets used, the organic matter of the wood degrades, leaving only impressions of what once was. This process parallels the creation of fossils within the Burgess Shale.