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About
Me
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My
name is Mary Mau and I've been making glass beads since 2001. My early memories of glass are from a
beautiful Italian vase my mom had when I was a child. The shape,
brilliance and transparency of glass became ingrained in my mind. Those
memories resurfaced again when I saw a documentary on Dale Chihuly on PBS.
As I was looking for a glass blowing class, I stumbled upon lampwork beads and
found my calling. I took my first class in 2001and I've been making beads
ever since. I'm grateful I was able to take Sharon Peters and Andrea
Guarino's classes. They have both influenced my style and technique.
I also learned a great deal from Corina's Passing the Flame and Jim Kervin's
books.
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The
Creative Process
My
inspiration comes from many sources: children's books I read to my daughters,
fabric patterns, movies and artwork. I start my composition with a
sketch. As I draw and refine the idea, I think about what colors to
use, the proportion and the order I would build the bead. I then
sit at the torch with the sketch next to me and start melting colored glass rods
which I shape mostly with gravity and tools...The shape is not made with a mold
of any sort so each piece is unique. Once I'm satisfied with the shape,
the bead is placed in the oven (kiln) to cool down. After 8 hours of kiln
annealing, I get to see the final result!
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Self
Representing Artist
M62
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