Translucency, opacity and sustainability: The shifting perceptions of narrative. In this lecture Tone Ørvik opens up the vast, rich narratives created by contemporary glass artists in cast glass and Pâte de Verre. She looks at how our beliefs and metaphors about glass have been shaped and invites us to examine our own perceptions about what glass art is and what it can do. From the perspective of transparency, translucency and opacity, she creates a framework for expanding our practice -  investigating new techniques and different kinds of glass to serve the imperative of new narratives in a volatile world.

About Tone Ørvik

Tone Ørvik is a sculptor using cast glass and Pâte de Verre. She co-wrote “Pâte de Verre: The Material of Time” with Max Stewart, and writes  for Neues Glas/New Glass. Tone teaches glass, and gives lectures about transparency and opacity, related to recycled glass.Tone is Canadian-Norwegian and lives in Norway.