Of Loss and Light
This sculptural flameworking class invites participants to delve into themes of fragility and transformation through glass and mixed media. Drawing inspiration from personal objects, natural remnants, and forgotten fragments, we’ll reimagine ideas of absence and memory as luminous forms. Using core flameworking techniques, students will respond to the Pilchuck campus environment, creating sculptural and installation-based works that merge organic and manmade elements. Through process and reflection, participants will consider the tension between what is lost and what endures. Prior experience with borosilicate flameworking is helpful. Curiosity and a willingness to experiment are essential in uncovering beauty within what remains.
Andrea Spencer is a glass artist based on the North Antrim Coast of Northern Ireland. Inspired by nature, she combines flameworked glass and mixed media to create sculptural objects and installations. She exhibits nationally and internationally. Recent shows include Collect Open 2024, The British Glass Biennale, and Fort Wayne Museum of Art. She has taught at Corning Museum of Glass, Ausglass Tasmania, BildWerk Frauenau, the Royal College of Art and Pilchuck Glass School.
