Matzke Fine Art and Design

Doug Randall

Technique

Doug Randall’s fused glass pieces are created by cutting and arranging colored glass into patterns and fusing them together in a kiln. After it cools, the now formed glass sheet is placed over a mold and put back in the kiln, where gravity allows the glass to slump into the shaped mold. After it cools again, it is cut, wheel-ground, edged, beveled, sandblasted, and finally polished, all this by hand, before going back into the kiln for a final firing.

ARTIST STATEMENT

Randall’s creations are spiritual in nature. His childhood fascination with the stained glass windows of European cathedrals is especially evident in this body of work, which presents monochromatic expanses punctured by “windows” into highly textured, multi-colored mosaic inlays. According to the artist, the pieces that make up the inlays represent the many cultures, religions, races, and individuals he has experienced on his many journeys. The “windows” provide a framework or point of view from which the beautiful, harmonious patterns of life can be considered and appreciated.

Randall has worked with a variety of glass artists including Dale Chihuly, Narcissus Quagliata, and Silvia Levenson at Bullseye Glass Co. in Oregon. Randall has completed several independent commissions, and has shown his work at galleries throughout North America and Europe.