Fibonacci Forest/Trees

2020 - 2024

Solid, Hot-Sculpted Glass

150cm x 90cm x 122cm

Polluted

2023

Solid and Hot-Sculpted Glass, Water, Motor Oil

61cm x 35cm x 30cm

These trees follow the empirical formula of the Fibonacci sequence in their branches and their roots. In this case, the Fibonacci sequence is expressed as a series of never-ending numbers, where the previous two numbers of the list add together to make the next number: 1,1,2,3,5,8… and so on. I begin with the highest number, and then continue down the series; for example, I will pull three branches from a solid cylinder of glass. Next I will add two branches on each of the three original ones. After that, I will add one branch on each of the two branches, and finally I will add another single branch onto each of the one branches. The largest tree has a total of 210 branch and root structures. This body of work is a study of the natural patterns of growth and expansion in nature, and how they physically manifest.

Tree of Trees and Flowers

2020

Cairns

2022

Blown and Hot-Sculpted Glass

90cm x 90cm x 100cm

Cairns are stacks of rocks that are used as path markers; either they denote that one is finding their way, or they are leading the way for others to follow.

Celestial Disk

2022

Blown and Slumped Glass

152cm in Diameter, less than .5cm thick

Seed

2021

Blown and Hot-Sculpted Glass

40cm x 90cm x 122cm