I create intensely colored one-of-a-kind art glass. My goal is to continually push the boundaries of the medium by exploring new color combinations and methods of application, so that I can offer fresh and original pieces. I have studied with numerous Italian and American glass masters, and have shared my passion for g … Read more I create intensely colored one-of-a-kind art glass. My goal is to continually push the boundaries of the medium by exploring new color combinations and methods of application, so that I can offer fresh and original pieces. I have studied with numerous Italian and American glass masters, and have shared my passion for glass blowing as an instructor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California College of the Arts, San Francisco State University, and at my own studio in Santa Cruz, California.


I have always worked with color through a variety of disciplines, including digital media and design. I discovered my passion for glass in 1991, and since 1999 I have worked almost exclusively in that medium.



Stochastic Glass

Stochastic glass is the term I use to describe my interest in chance operations in the creation of glass. From the Greek word for “random,” stochastic is a term most commonly used in mathematical probability theory, suggesting the deliberate incorporation of a random element into a set of known variables. The creation of art glass using Stochastic techniques depends upon the ability of the artist to respond to the combination of both unpredictable and known behaviors when molten glass is exposed to intense manipulation such as stretching, reheating, layering, cracking, and crimping.