This piece is is titled the "Cycle of Life" and includes the elements of Earth, Fire, Wind and Water.  It relates to consistent healing, growth and rejuvenation both physically and spiritually. It has evolved from a previous painting I completed.

I spent many years in Summerville in Irondequoit and could be found in any season on the beach near the Terraces off Rock Beach Road. I was often the only person on this quiet and special section of beach that is unique to Irondequoit.

My husband Ron Wolff and I frequently trek through Durand Eastman Park with our easels to paint the many magical vistas available.

Irondequoit has a character all of it's own, from Lake Ontario to St. Paul Blvd. and surrounding and including one of the most beautiful parks in the city.
    
Artist Statement:
My career in glass started in the 1970's as a stained and etched glass artist.  In 1985 I graduated from R.I.T. with a Bachelor of Fine Arts as a Glass major.  At R.I.T. I developed my skills as a glass blower and opened my studio, Via Glass Art, at 1115 East Main Street in 1990.

I have spent 20 years selling blown glass and fused diachroic glass all over the U.S..  I have shown at gallerys, wholesale and retail markets and art fairs. I have many awards and honors to my credit including twice being invited to create glass for the White House Christmas Tree which resulted in a private invitational tour for the artists involved. I have a Masters of Art Education from R.I.T. as well and have been enjoying my career as a Full time Art teacher in the Rochester City School District for the past three years. I am also a painter and several years ago began to combine my love for drawing and painting with my sandblasted glass in 3D, 2D and glass jewelry pieces. This project is an excellent opportunity for me to explore my chosen glass media in a full scale painting. An endeavor such as this brings me growth and new ideas and is a welcome challenge.

I am thrilled to have Maguire Properties as my Sponsor. Via Glass Art (my Studio) is located in their building on East Main Street. I would like to Thank Tom and Dennis Maguire for their support and interest in this project.

Description of Project Proposal:
This design is to scale for the smaller window frame of 42.5" wide x 34" high.
This design will be a reverse painting on glass. The glass will be 1/4" thick and will be painted on the reverse side.

Reverse painting is a very detailed oriented process where in you literally have to think backwards and paint all foreground detail first. When a painting is finished you can no longer see the detail from the backside where it is painted because in each layer that you paint, you paint over the previous layer. This hides the detail and therefore creates the mystery. I coat the backside surface with a solid gloss enamel to protect the underlying layers of paint. The finished painting in the frame would be best displayed on a wall.