Do you want to work like a painter and mix and control colors with precision? My method of pâte de verre gives you control and predictability when working with color. This demonstration will include tricks to taking molds from organic materials, controlled mixing of glass to create various shades, and creation of a paste using a binding agent. Most importantly, I’ll demonstrate how you can paint this paste-of-glass in such a way that it will stay in place during the firing process. Warning: there is math involved in this process.

About Sayaka Suzuki

Sayaka Suzuki is a Virginia-based artist who received her BFA from Tulane University and MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University. Born in Japan and an American immigrant, she explores the duality of this new identity through the colors, textures and traditions of  Japan and the Blue Ridge Mountains.