Artist of the Month
November 2017
Mel Douglas
Mel Douglas is considered one of Australia’s most accomplished artists working with glass. Her delicate, subtle work comes from the slow and considered process of engraved mark making, influenced by the object’s physical and linear relationships. Douglas’ mastery of her craft is highly regarded and has earned her many awards. She is represented by Sabbia Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
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Bind, 2017; H 40 x W 40 x D 40 cm; blown, cold worked and engraved glass
Line Gesture II, 2017; H 43 x W 48 x D 6 cm; kiln formed, cold worked and engraved glass
Interfold, 2017; H 32 x W 32 x D 32 cm each; blown, cold worked and engraved glass – set of 2
Two fold, 2017; H 75 x W 100 x D 3 cm; kiln formed, cold worked and engraved glass – wall panels
Line Gesture I, 2017; H 43 x W 46 x D 6 cm, kiln formed, cold worked and engraved glass
Crosswise I & II, 2017; H 35 x W 40 x D 40 cm each; blown, cold worked and engraved glass
Twill, 2017; H 40 x W 42 x D 42 cm; blown, cold worked and engraved glass
Mel Douglas
Artist Statement:
Objects and drawings are often thought of as two separate entities. My work explores and interweaves the creative possibilities of this liminal space, where the form is not just a substrate for drawing; but a three-dimensional drawing itself.
Using the unique qualities of the material, and the rich potential of mark making on and with glass, I am using line as a way to inform, define and enable three-dimensional space.
Mel Douglas, 2017
About Mel Douglas
Mel Douglas is considered one of Australia’s most accomplished artists working with glass.
Mel Douglas is a graduate from the Australian National University, School of Art, Glass Workshop. Douglas has exhibited in many group and solo exhibitions both nationally and internationally including the United States of America, Singapore and Italy. Douglas has been featured in numerous publications and her work is held in permanent collections such as the National Gallery of Australia, the Corning Museum of Glass in New York, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Art Gallery of South Australia, Parliament House, National Art Glass Collection at Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Cincinnati Art Museum in the US and Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark.
Her delicate, subtle work comes from the slow and considered process of engraved mark making. This process of mark making is influenced by the objects physical and linear relationships. Douglas’ mastery of her craft is highly regarded and has earned her many awards including the 2014 Tom Malone Prize, 2007 International Young Glass Award, Ebeltolft, as well as the 2002 Ranamok Glass Prize.
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Acknowledgment of Gallery:
We are grateful to Sabbia Gallery, Sydney, Australia, for providing the Artist of the Month.
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