Mark Gordon Glass Gallery

Below you will find photos of my work. If you have any questions please ask.

My Torch series, of Vases, Bowls and Platters has been a life long project. I still have the first piece in this series. It surprises me at how it has changed over the years. The open platters are some of my favorites, they give the color a chance to catch and transmit light.

Recently I have started to add murrine into my blown glass work. It has been a fun challenge to try and incorporate them in new ideas. I have used them in many different ways in my Incalmo bowls and platters, vases and my favorite the murrine Shell bowls. The process and planning in making the murrini has been a fun challenge. I just attend a session at Pilchuck and learned some new ways to make murrine.

The Incalmo technique is one of my favorites, it is created by forming glass on two different pipes and joining them together. It creates a clearly defined joint that I use in the designs of my vase and platters. Here are a few great examples of some Incalmo vases and bowls that I have created.

A fun group of forms I get to work with on regular basis are my glass Starfish, Fish weights and Tide Pool weights. These fun small forms remind me of my time living on the Oregon coast and growing up on Whidbey Island. They give me a chance to try many different colors together and watch how they interact and create a design.

One of the joys in being a glass blower and artist is the freedom to design and create. Some ideas have very simple beginnings and grow and evolve into pieces far different then the initial idea or concept. Below are a series of pieces that are the start of new ideas, experiments. These are great pieces to look at and use as a source of inspiration.

If you are interested in my work it can be seen at the following galleries:

Kittlrell Riffkind
4500 Sigma Road
Dallas, Tx 75244

Icefire Glassworks
116 E Gower St
Cannon Beach, OR 97110

Earthworks Gallery
2222 HWY 101
N.Yachats, OR 97498

Resume:

Firehouse Glass
Eugene Glass School
Pilchuck 2012 Richard Royal
Pilchuck 2016 Davide Salvadore, Shelly Muzylowski, Pietro and Richardo Ferro
Pratt Fine arts 2017 Boyd Sugiki- Goblets

Featured artist:
Stormy Weather Arts Festival 2018 Icefire Glassworks
Spring Unveiling 2014-2019 at Icefire Glassworks