The Imagery…
The Imagery on this site is the result of repeatedly fusing glass powders, sheets and rods at 1500 degrees Fahrenheit. Each piece becomes a unique art work– the result cannot be duplicated. I am self-taught, and the techniques I use were developed over many hours of experimentation.
Glass is a unique medium. It allows me to partner with the Light. Once the glass is constructed, the light is free to dance within the imagery, introducing countless subtle changes along its path.
Light will continue to work its brush, long after my hand has left this Imagery.
The Art Work.
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“Deep Waters” Shown above.
“He drew me out of deep waters… into a spacious place.” -Psalm 18:16-19 (NIV)
Fused Glass: October 2024: 14 x 12 x 5/8 inches.
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“Salt Taffy” Shown above. (sold)
The setting sun pulls taffy-candy colors around Haystack Rock.
“…the skies proclaim the work of his hands…” -Psalm 19:1
” …his eternal power and divine nature — have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made…” -Romans 1:20
Fused Glass: April 2023: 14 x 12 x 3/8 inches.
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“Förlåtelse Plats” (shown above) means “forgiveness place” in Swedish. (sold)
“…Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry…” “…you must forgive…” –Ephesians 4:26… Luke 17:4
Fused Glass: March 2023: 14 x 12 x 3/8 inches.
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“Radiance” Shown above.
“…your whole life will be radiant, as though a floodlight were filling you with light.”
Fused glass: January 2023 : 14 x 12 x 3/8 inches
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“Free Water” shown above. (sold)
“…water without cost, from the spring of the water of life…” –Revelation 21:4-7
Fused glass: April 2022 : 12 x 11 x 0.5 inches
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“Headwaters” shown above. (sold)
“…on each side of the river stood the tree …the leaves are for healing the nations” -Revelation 22:1-2
Fused glass: April 2021 : 13.5 x 12 x 0.75 inches
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“Respite” shown above. (sold – )
The surface of the sea rests between storms.
“His thunder announces the coming storm…” -Job 36:33
Fused glass: May 2020 : 14 x 11.5 x 0.5 inches
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“Be Still” shown above. (sold)
…rest beside quiet waters –Psalm 46:10; Psalm 23:2
Fused glass: November 2019: 14.5 x 12.5 x 0.5 inches
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“Old Friend” shown above. (sold)
Approaching Haystack Rock, the pulsating “hush” of the Pacific is like receiving comforting words from an Old Friend.
Fused glass: October 2018 : 14.5 x 14.5 0.75 inches
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“Day Break” shown above. (available)
Humpback whales break free of the depths at dawn.
Originally “completed” in September of 2018, this was later cropped down and retouched it in October of 2022. The newly finished piece is shown above.
Fused glass: October 2022 : 9.5 x 13 x 0.75 inches
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“Salt Grass” shown above. (sold)
Walking through the salt grass toward Haystack Rock, whales are seen breaching.
Fused glass: June 2018 : 16.75 x 14.5 x 0.5 inches
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“Förlora Plats” shown above. (sold)
Förlora Plats is Swedish for “loosing place”.
Fused glass: September 2015 : 9.5 x 11 x 1.25 inches.
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“Jackson Bottom” shown above. (sold)
This Wetlands Preserve in Hillsboro Oregon flourishes during the long gentle flooding of the drenching rainy season.
March 2016 : 17 x 15.5 x 1 inches
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“Pool Party” shown above. (sold)
Crab and sculpin play among shellfish and starfish in a tide pool at the base of Haystack rock.
Fused glass: October 2017 : 14 x 15 x 0.5 inches
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“Wide Awake” shown above. (sold)
The sun stretches its colors wide across the south-eastern skyline before peeking over Mount Hood.
October 2016 : 18 x 16 x 0.75 inches.
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“Autumn’s Sigh” shown above (sold)
Autumn seems to sigh after working so hard to paint her colors against the heat of another long, late-summer’s day.
Fused glass: December 2016 : 15 x 13 x 1 inches
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“Joy’s Meadow” shown above. (not for sale)
Joy was my mother’s name and It reflected her spirit.
Fused glass: March 2015 : 10 x 12 x 0.75 inches
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“Full Meal” shown above. (not for sale)
This project was started in 1978. I was interested in kiln forming glass… back in the day…. but I did not pursue it. This box is combined of both cut glass and kiln formed pieces. The yolk pieces were formed in a kiln and the top was assembled in 1978. The remaining yolk pieces were stored with the plans and project glass until 2010 – at which time I finished the box. Sometime later, I purchased a glass kiln and began my experimental journey with fused glass.
Contact Information
I am currently living in Wilsonville Oregon and most of my artwork has been sold through the Icefire Gallery in Cannon Beach Oregon — that is where I take my new pieces once I complete them. If you visit the Oregon coast, be sure to visit Icefire.
Thank-you for visiting this site. Please feel free to email me at sbkrig@yahoo.com
Steven Krig