Renee Engebretson & James Engebretson

Jim begins most pieces with a small piece of colored glass. It is then covered with several layers of clear glass. He blows and shapes the glass into a vessel form. When the piece is finished, it is a clear vessel with a thin layer of colored glass on the inside. Renee then cuts original designs out of a heavy-duty tape, placing each piece one at a time on the interior of the vessel. By sandblasting the vessel, the thin layer of color is removed from the unprotected areas, leaving the design in colored glass. Some pieces are masked on the outside as well as the inside, allowing us to carve away areas of glass enhancing the visual motion. Our work is inspired by the wetlands surrounding our home and studio.