Melissa Schmidt
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''It's as useful today in culture as it's ever been. No matter what the current trends in jewelry, glass has the ability to transform itself to follow those trends. Glass is pure and predictable and yet has endless possibilities.''
Melissa Schmidt creates jewelry with hand blown glass in the shape of bubbles, taking full advantage of light's ability to make each piece glow, shine and sparkle. The first step of lamp working these bubbles begins with the artist rotating clear glass tube in the flame of her glass torch. After molten glass is accumulated at the end of the tube of glass the bubble is carefully blown from the other end. The steps of re-melting and blowing continue until the desired size is reached. Like large scale glass blowing on a much smaller scale.
''I love the weight and feel of my glass orbs, which are substantial, bold and colorful and yet entirely feminine.''
JEWELRY
Nicolette Absil |
Carolyn Morris Bach |
Ken Bova |
Franchell Mack Brown |
Ashley Buchanan |
Petra Class |
Heidi Collins |
Janine Decresenzo |
Patti Dougherty |
Maria Eife |
Sandra Enterline |
Melissa Finelli |
Fullerton and Bahr |
Susan Green |
Kathy Edwards Hayslett |
Ford-Forlano |
Barbara Heinrich |
Betsy Hershberg |
Caryn L. Hetherston |
Tara Locklear |
David Jones |
David Licata |
Tara Locklear |
Terri Logan |
Chihiro Makio |
Thomas Mann |
Rebecca Myers |
Valerie Mitchell |
Nina Morrow |
Aimee Petkus |
Brienne Rosner |
Cheryl Rydmark |
Melissa Schmidt |
Biba Schutz |
Eric Silva |
Blanka Sperkova |
Didi Suydam |
Rachel Timmins |
Melanie West |
The Williamsons |
Soonran Youn |
GLASS
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