Dawn Patrol II
2024
6″ x 6″
stained glass, smalti, repurposed commercial tile, millefiori, crushed glass
Reserved
The expanse and powerful waves of Michigan’s Great Lakes were imprinted on me as a child. I reconnected to that passion for big water as an adult through paddle boarding and surfing, and today it drives my glass mosaic waves. My waves are aspirational— they allow me to be inside the wave, learn the wave and take chances. Glass shares important visual characteristics with water and I use multiple techniques to emphasize these. As with this wave, the final step in my process is layering the glass to create the chaos of breaking white water.
Ruth Tyszka