Class: Below & Above: Creating Visual Depth, with Martha Pfanschmidt

Artist Martha Pfanschmidt has continued to push her glass work to new levels by adding textures and patterns to the surface of her assembled pieces. These surface finishes and designs are carefully positioned to enhance the viewer’s interpretation of the message contained within the layers of the piece.

Building on techniques taught in her “Layered Assemblage” course, this class encourages students to consider not only the images they select to assemble below the surface, but also the subtle finishes they can impart to the surface of a piece by a variety of methods such as tack firings of powders or wafers.

Students will create multiple samples using these methods during the workshop.

Prerequisite: Any basic kiln-glass class that includes an understanding of glass cutting and use of materials. Suitable for intermediate to advanced.