After more than 25 years as a painter and sculptor, Plistermann now blows and sculpts glass in Santa Fe, NM. A life long fascination with organic colors, textures and shapes found the perfect outlet in glass. “Between heat, gravity, and centrifugal force, glass takes on a life of its own and as the artist, I end up collaborating with the material, rather than trying to dictate an outcome. I am approaching color from a painter’s viewpoint. However, colored glass does not blend and mix in the way that oils or acrylics do. Through a lot of experimentation, I developed a process based on colored glass that has been ground to a powder size. Layering these powders and heating and cooling them in specific ways allows me to create these unique, distinctive finishes.”
We are excited to welcome Steffen back to Tucson for a new exhibition opening on Saturday, March 8. Meet Steffen from 4:00 -7:00 pm as we premier sophisticated new blown, sandblasted & carved glass.
