The GalleryTwenty years in glass.
Most of these pieces have found homes. Together they tell the story of an artist finding his way from first experiments to the flame — and where the work goes next.
First Experiments
I didn't start with glass — I started with curiosity. Portraits in paint, string lights inside rescued wine bottles, and the discovery that a kiln could re-melt almost anything into something new.
The Hot Shop
Blown glass taught me speed: two thousand degrees doesn't wait while you make up your mind. Orbs, hearts, vases — and the first cheetah spots prowling onto the work.
The Kiln Years
Fusing and slumping slowed everything down — design first, fire second. Quilt-block pinwheels, dot mandalas, animal prints, glass gardens: this is where pattern took over.
Light in Miniature
Jewelry shrank the canvas and raised the stakes: dichroic sparkle, implosion flowers blooming inside clear glass, whole galaxies you can wear.
Into the Flame — Where I'm Headed
Today my work happens inches from a 1,700° torch flame: flameworked beads and sculptures, one at a time, detail by detail. Twenty years after the first cheetah spots appeared on a blown bowl, the cheetah finally has a face.
Connect with Gary
If something here speaks to you — a piece you wish you'd caught before it sold, a commission you're imagining, or you'd like to learn fused glass yourself (start by designing a pattern in the free Mondrian Studio) — reach out. A real person answers: the one who made all of this.