Annie Morhauser is an award winning artist who creates hand-crafted glass pieces inspired by nature and geometric shapes. She began creating hand crafted glassware over 25 years ago after being inspired by someone demonstrating glass blowing on the beach.
Annie's work has been featured in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and her most famous collection, the Roman Antique, has inspired glassware used in famous hotels such as the Bellagio, Ritz Carlton, and the Four Seasons.
Roman Antique tray by Annie Morhauser
What makes Annie's glass works so special is a scientific glass-making process that is unique to her. I learned that she utilizes a specific glass bending technique in which a flat piece of glass is heated at an extremely high temperature of 1350 Fahrenheit. Heating the glass at such a high temperature produces glass that is extremely scratch and chip-resistant. However, more importantly, this is done in order to obtain Annie's signature look in which precious metals are permanently fused into the piece in order to create a beautiful metallic finish.
Video of part of the process
The same process also allows Annie to use molds over which she presses her glass in order to create the unique shapes that you see above. As in this collection, Annie often draws inspiration from nature. Her collections take inspiration from everything from ocean inspired ware, to those crafted after the shape of dew drops or the shape of the water lily.
Video of part of the process
Inspired by the Monarch butterfly. An example of the beautiful results of the unique infusion process.
Dew Drops
A vibrant seashell inspired by the nearby Monterey Bay
No comments:
Post a Comment