Early Slumped Glass Works
This slumped glass brooch presents a softly squared form whose surface appears clouded, quiet, and atmospheric, like frosted glass or compacted mist. Beneath this milky veil, a dense constellation of pale floral forms emerges (millefiori glass tubes), white and off-white glass elements clustered tightly together, their petal-like shapes partially fused and softened by heat.
Hints of pale blue thread through the composition, creating gentle currents that guide the eye across the surface, while tiny darker centres punctuate some of the flowers, lending depth and rhythm. The floral motifs are no longer crisp or decorative in a conventional sense; instead, they feel submerged, compressed, and slightly blurred, as if remembered rather than directly observed.
Fine fractures, folds, and subtle pooling record the glass's movement during slumping, producing a lace-like network of light-catching edges. The brooch’s surface glows softly rather than shines, inviting close inspection and slow looking.
Overall, the piece reads as a quiet, contemplative object, part pressed bouquet, part fossilised garden, where repetition, softness, and translucency evoke fragility, accumulation, and the passage of time.