Serious Talk. 2014.

I created a fused glass decorative plate. I call it Serious Talk :)
Fused glass. 2014. 25 x 25 cm. Frit painting. 

This is a re-creation of a drawing done by the Dutch artist Arent van Bolten. The original drawing was created sometime in the early 17th cenutry. It can be found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Medieval Cities.

These fused glass works are re-creations from the Nuremberg chronicle illustrations. This is one of the first printed books made in the year 1493. It has numerous beautiful illustrations of European medieval towns and cities. 

Sunset in Medieval Town. 2014. 
Fused glass. Glass powder drawing. 18 x 27 cm

Original: 

I made another one as a decorative plate giving it a practical use.

Meeting Place. 2014.
 Fused glass. Glass powder drawing. 25 x 25 cm

Original:

Eyes. Set of Decorative plates.Fused glass. 2014. 25 x 25 cm.

This set of decorative plates is based on the drawings of Daniel Hopfer from the collection of Rijksmuseum  (Groteskevlakdecoratie met koppen van dieren, Daniel Hopfer (I), David Funck, 1480 –1536,  RP-P-1907-2892)

The original drawing was roughly divided into two halves thus creating two different plates. To complete the composition of each plate, additional faces were added from the original drawing.

When creating the decorative plates, I was trying to put emphasis on the eyes. They are the first thing you notice; afterwards you take in the rest of the composition. In my plates I wanted to create the illusion that the beasts are interacting with each other. Each beast has its own story to tell.