Larry Roberts

I start my sculptures by drawing a large image of how I see the final piece. The glass is made of up to 40 layers of glass that I intricately cut, stack, and assemble in way that creates an inner structure. I fuse the glass by heating it to 1480 degrees and then slowly anneal the fused block for up to 4 days. I then begin to polish the glass by using progressively finer abrasive disks. In the last step I use a wet felt pad and Cerium Oxide to very clearly polish the glass which reveals its internal structure. I create the metal component by cutting and welding mild steel and then grinding and cleaning it. Using patinas, pigments, and mediums I burn the finish onto the metal. The addition of light amplifies the structure within the glass and creates a sense of movement.