Artist's Statement
Plasma & Neon
LIGHT
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Light in every form Infuses my life.
Light feeds me.
I drink it in.
Skylight fills me to the brim.
Seas toss light back,
Awaken my spirit.
I swim in reflections.
Shining auras surround me like a shield.
Flickering darkness,
Stars tickle.
Planet lights touch my eyes.
I bathe in sparkling paths
To sip in moonlight.
Gold and silver light,
I spend it every day,
Every night.
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Light, energy, and beauty are the subjects of my work. My light sculptures are inspired by the fluid grace and endless variation in form of the inhabitants of our translucent seas and botanical realms. With electricity, I transform the noble gasses Krypton, Neon, Xenon and Argon, illuminating my glass forms to show the color and energy of life. Glass, at once translucent and reflective, contains the light, as the form and energy are revealed. Thus, my invisible feelings of love for the natural world appear as "jewels of light in glass."
LIght coming out of the Darkness is the hallmark of all my work.
Candice Gawne
Candice (kan'dis) definition: < Greek : glowing
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