I created a series of vessels while I learning the complex skills needed for kiln-cast glass. I had just arrived in New Zealand and the moving vessels with their wheels and anthropomorphic qualities satisfied my unsettled feelings.

I was fortunate to be in New Zealand when the Gaffer glass factory was in Auckland, and I could choose from their wide range of lead-crystal colours. I learned the basics of refractory molds and assembling wax positives. I developed a way of creating hanging refractory cores in order to melt the glass through the lip of the vessel: this allowed me to add different legs and wheels.

‘07 “Shift” Invited Artist in Group Exhibition Richmond Art Gallery, Vancouver.

‘06 “Transform/Transmit/Translate” Group Exhibition Roundhouse Community Art Centre, Vancouver, Canada.

‘06 “Sand and Soda: Contemporary Trends in Warm Glass” Invited Artist and Curator. North Vancouver Community Art Center.

‘06 “Captured Light” Juried Glass Exhibition Corban Estate for the Arts, Henderson, New Zealand.