Early Slumped Glass Works
This brooch is composed of elongated glass rods fused into a vertical composition that balances colour, translucency, and architectural rhythm. Three cool blue elements and a single pale green rod rise in parallel lines, their smooth, glossy surfaces catching and scattering light in subtle gradients. Each bar retains the slight waviness and organic softness characteristic of kiln-formed glass, giving the composition both structure and fluidity.
A horizontal band of darker, opaque glass elements intersects the vertical rods, acting as an anchoring form, almost like a shadow or a horizon line. This darker strip adds visual weight and contrast, enhancing the sense of depth between foreground and background. The interplay of transparent and opaque glass creates a layered spatial effect, with light refracting differently through each segment.
Minimalist yet expressive, the brooch evokes abstract landscapes, city skylines, aquatic reeds, or shifting reflections on water, while remaining firmly sculptural and contemporary. It is a study in vertical rhythm, cool tonal harmony, and the quiet elegance of fused glass.