Chad Balster Glass

Glass undergoes a transformation from solid to liquid : liquid to solid. Throughout the process of working this material a glass artist must also undergo a transformation. Tuning one's natural rhythms to the glass is to be sympathetic to it. Without the Artist, the material lies dormant yet full of Potential. Without Glass...we have an empty furnace, nothing to Inspire us. I am excited to be a part of fusing of energy and action into form. The finished product is born in fire and brought out of the experience of the hotshop. Art that speaks on a number of levels contains more potential for experience. That interaction is what my work is about: a dialogue between the artist / art / participant.