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Linda Wingate
My venture into the world of glass was serendipitous one. While involved in the opening of a new
restaurant in Steamboat Springs Colorado and searching for a window treatment that would allow
privacy yet allow filtered light in, I became deeply enthralled by the possibilities etched glass had to
offer. In 1982, a chance meeting with a well-known glass artist led to an appreciation in the process of
sand carved glass.
My primary focus as an artist addresses the inherent qualities of glass. It’s optical and tactile properties
are the perfect medium for channeling my creative energy and expressing my artistic vision. Glass, from
its humble beginnings as the most basic of elements, sand, imparts the true spirit of nature-both
powerful yet fragile. My pieces incorporate the simplicity of nature and its forms, as well as symmetrical
and geometric design.
I’m captivated not only by the end product, but also by the very process each piece must go through
in achieving its final artistic form. Starting with only the highest quality blown glass crystal forms, I
encapsulate each piece with a rubber resist, apply my design and then sandblast, carve, cut, and clean
them. The addition of paint or found objects in some of my pieces adds balance to its more formal
elements, thus completing the design and creating a sense of “texture” on the smooth, clear surface.
In order to allow myself the freedom to expand my creative palette with each new piece, most of my
works are one-of-a-kind limited edition.
restaurant in Steamboat Springs Colorado and searching for a window treatment that would allow
privacy yet allow filtered light in, I became deeply enthralled by the possibilities etched glass had to
offer. In 1982, a chance meeting with a well-known glass artist led to an appreciation in the process of
sand carved glass.
My primary focus as an artist addresses the inherent qualities of glass. It’s optical and tactile properties
are the perfect medium for channeling my creative energy and expressing my artistic vision. Glass, from
its humble beginnings as the most basic of elements, sand, imparts the true spirit of nature-both
powerful yet fragile. My pieces incorporate the simplicity of nature and its forms, as well as symmetrical
and geometric design.
I’m captivated not only by the end product, but also by the very process each piece must go through
in achieving its final artistic form. Starting with only the highest quality blown glass crystal forms, I
encapsulate each piece with a rubber resist, apply my design and then sandblast, carve, cut, and clean
them. The addition of paint or found objects in some of my pieces adds balance to its more formal
elements, thus completing the design and creating a sense of “texture” on the smooth, clear surface.
In order to allow myself the freedom to expand my creative palette with each new piece, most of my
works are one-of-a-kind limited edition.
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