Artist of the Month
May 2023
Mary Shaffer
Mary Shaffer is recognized as an important early influence in the American Studio Glass Movement. In the 1970s, she developed an original technique which she named “mid-air slumping.” It allows her to use gravity to soften plate glass into a form, which she often combines with found metal objects, old tools, or fabricated forms. Shaffer is represented by Sculpturesite Gallery, Glen Ellen, California.
Click on each photo to the right for a full picture.
Southern Sunset, 2011; 24 x 25 x 8 inches; slumped glass and metal
Parts of solo show Reflections and Contradiction (Wall of Tools) at the Katzen Art Center, American University Museum, Washington DC, in 2014
Red Through, 2016; 35 x 7 x 9 inches; slumped glass and found metal
Water Lines, 2006; 25 x 24 x 8 inches; slumped glass and metal
Variation in a Cube, 1997; 60 x 26 x 21 inches; slumped glass and metal
Clear Wave, 1990s; 30 x 30 x 10 inches; slumped glass and metal
Corner Rope, 2023; 36 x 13 x 24 inches; hot glass and metal
Mary Shaffer
May 2023
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