David
Hering
ARTIST
STATEMENT
During the production of this body of work, I became aware of various
attitudes, perspectives and working methods that recalled the processes
that I had used as a painter. The singular daily pursuit of a coherent
group of pieces fueled the dialogue of integrating my past visual vocabulary
within the framework of glass and glassmaking. With these new tools, and
a respect for the nuance of the intuitive artistic moment, I have developed
this work.
The surfaces are meant to be inviting. Silver foil over a background color,
and powders create the base for a future sand-blasted surface. The graphic
interplay of the residual silver and the colored ground of the vessel's
exterior is crucial in my attempt for an individual expression.
It is my belief that a unique artistic vision can lie within the contours of the humble vessel.
-David Hering