Andrew Shea

My work consists of blown glass which, when cool, I fashion into elegant forms in bottles, sculpture, and vases characterized by vivid colors in facetted forms. Each facet allows a mental and visual entrance to the interior of the piece. What my works have in common is a sensitivity to the interior/exterior relationships and a respect for the integrity, purity, and potential of the material itself. In general I work alone unless size, weight, or the complexity of the piece requires assistance. By creating with glass, I can devise forms which not only function as decanters, but can serve as vessels for a far more ethereal substance: Light. Glass interacts with us through light. It captures light, bends, reflects, and breaks it into components and refracts the rays into the full, glorious spectrum. Facets focus the light and open the interior of the pieces to the viewer. The esthetic of an artist is based on his