Tim Lazer's hand-blown glassworks are distinguished by colorful and dramatic compositions accented with precious gold, iridescent decorations or silver leaf. Some of his vessels feature applications of 20 or more colors in abstract patterns, being compared to impressionist paintings. Others feature silvery-blue glass with ripples and currents, like those found in the ocean. Each glass piece is blown freely, without the use of molds, primarily from glass he has formulated himself. Each piece--be it a vase, bowl or perfume vial--captures the same organic shapes and lustrous colors associated with the art nouveau and beaux arts styles.
Tim uses traditional glassblowing methods that are thousands of years old. Using clear glass, colored chard and melted metals, he melts the ingredients in a melting furnace in excess of 2000 F degrees. He dips his blowpipe into the hot vat and blows the glass by hand, blowing and reheating on the blowpipe until he creates the shape he's anticipating. Then the glass is hand-shaped using wet newsprint. It is finally put into an annealling oven where the glass cools for a few hours. Sometimes there is cold work done on the glass to create slant cut shapes. Lastly they are diamond-sanded and polished.
Tim's work crosses many design lines--contemporary, traditional, Asian and art nouveau. His glass art is unique in its richness and abundance of color and its complimentary forms.
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