Randi Solin approaches glass-blowing like a painter to a canvas, working from a two-dimensional approach. “I build layer upon layer of color using glass in all particle sizes – powder, cane, frit and rod – like a painter’s palette, to create original homogenous coloration.” Representing a fusion of the American Studio Art Glass movement and classic Venetian glassblowing, each one of Solin’s glass sculptures requires a viewer to interact with its interior life, to feel its incredible weight and mass, and engage in its optics and coloration. As the artist explains, “My optics serve as the window into my coloration process – into the “soul” of a piece – allowing a viewer to peer into its life, like the rings of a tree.”

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"Shard Rectangle Vessel"
Hand-Blown Glass
17" x 8" x 4"

"Aliyah Emperor Bowl"
Hand-Blown Glass
7" x 6"

"Sahara Emperor Bowls"
Hand-Blown Glass
7" x 7" each

"Atlantis Emperor Bowl"
Hand-Blown Glass
7" x 6"

"Sahara Flat Vessel"
Hand-Blown Glass
13" x 10" x 3"

"Shard Flat Vessel"
Hand-Blown Glass
15" x 12" x 4"