Carol’s journey into art began during her first semester of college. An elective was required and Sculpture 101 fitted in her heavy science schedule. She envisioned manipulating mounds of terracotta clay into a masterpiece, but that idea was quickly thwarted when the sculpture lab didn’t offer clay as a medium, so instead, a huge mass of limestone was chiseled into two stunted lovers.

While continuing her science degree, Carol squeezed in an occasional painting class, plus learned bronze casting in Sculpture 102. One day she ventured into the ceramic studio. Voila! Mounds of clay just waiting for her. Whoa. Hold on, said the instructor and explained that the students must master the potters’ wheel before hand-building a masterpiece.

Carol says, “I became hell-bent on conquering that darn wheel. After many, many late evening hours of trial and error I was able to throw a pot measuring 2 feet. During the summer I traveled to New Jersey to take a course from the late, great Peter Volkous, and became friends with District of Columbia potter and “shino” king, Malcolm Davis. I even bought a potter’s wheel so I could practice at home.”

But it was not to be. Her clay obsession presented her with skin rashes and asthma symptoms. In ceramic class she was introduced to glaze chemistry which began her curiosity of art glass. One all day glass course from a local artist assured her she had found her true passion – glass.

“Slumped, fused, cast or whatever, it is all wonderful. Since that beginner’s class I’ve been stocking a studio with kilns, saws, sand blaster, grinders and tools I didn’t even know existed. Art glass can take you to new heights because there seems to be no end to the variety of creativity this 2-D or 3-D medium affords the artist.”

Carol's Work

Bust

Rio Sculptured Plate

Captured Sculpture

Kimonos Glass Sculpture