Glorious Day A106988 and fusing of rods of

and fusing of rods of glass

the artist transforms sterling silver into versatile adornments brimming with texture and elemental character

Flattened glass paperweight with gold vines and hand-formed millefiore

The deep crevice thus created is then accented with a verdigris patina

Glorious Day A106988 and fusing of rods of"Glorious Day" started with a spectacular day hiking in the Cascades of Northwest Washington State. Both the artist and his brother are very familiar with spectacular mountain landscapes after many years in Alaska. But they agreed that "it doesn't get any better than this." The mountain depicted is Mt. Shuksan, east of Mt. Baker. In total, this print took a month to complete and captures as much what the artist felt as what he saw. Eleven color