18 · AUDREY HANDLER · blown glass, glass painting

I create bowls of glass fruit and vegetables and single pieces of glass fruit, vegetables and gourds that mimic life. The larger than life sized apple forms, made of transparent colored glass, I have named "Pomes". My most recent work, the large glass plate forms, are highly decorative, and use a spider web pattern to create an air of mystery. I also make transparent and opaque vases with silver and gold decoration and vases with winter, spring and fall motifs, called "Vases with Branches". Along with this range of work are my larger mixed media sculptures.

I collaborate on wood and glass sculptures with my husband, John Martner. The pieces are called "Pear in a Chair" and "Wedding Pair". Tiny chairs and love seats, fabricated of precious woods, are mated with my life-sized glass pears, apples, cherries and petite glass wedding gifts.

Images © Audrey Handler

I like to use symbolism in my work. The cup represents entrapment, the apple home and the pear life. Many works include tiny silver and gold human figures within them to establish the scale of the piece. The larger wood and glass sculptures are small worlds, landscape portraits, with life-sized objects and tiny silver people so that the glass pieces seem like monuments in a park. They create a surrealistic time and place.

My research, ideas and concepts come from my own life experiences. The sculptures are personal statements and are meant to be universal comments on life.

DEMONSTRATION: I will have a video demonstrating the process of glass blowing and will be available to answer questions.

STUDIO ACCESS: The blowing room and work room are on ground level. The gallery is one step up but can be reached on a moderately level surface by going around the side of the building on the grass and entering through a side door.

Audrey Handler Glass, 7560 Marsh View Rd, Verona, WI 53593
608-845-8542 | audhandler@charter.net | audreyhandlerglass.com