Region:World

World country:United States

Technique:Kiln work, Casting

Occupation:Artist

Discipline:Sculptural, Design, Fine art

Areas of Interest:Workshops, Education, Exhibition

Product:Architectural, Fine Art, Commission, Public art, Installations, Wall pieces, Sculpture

Country:United States

County:Other




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Elaine Rettger

Elaine Rettger was born in northern Ohio. From a young age, she loved the vibrancy of nature, particularly flowers and leaves, which change with the seasons. She apprenticed for a glass blower and then took classes all over the U.S., including Bullseye Glass in Portland and Urban Glass in New York. Recently, she has taken courses from international artists to learn new techniques. In 2005, she purchased her first kiln and began working with kiln-formed glass. Her vision is to utilize the unique properties of glass to capture a moment in time in the natural world.

Working with a new technique, using glass powder wafers, the artist works to develop color layering, variations in transparency and the effect of light and shadow. Glass colors used in the Hibiscus piece are called striking colors. The glass colors mature and develop depth and saturation beyond their original state. Each firing deepens colors, creating bold chromatic results.
Fired to temperatures exceeding 1200°, large sections of different colored glass powder create glass wafers. The powder wafers are thin and fragile; some are not much more than 1 mm thick, and random shapes occur when broken. The broken wafers are layered and arranged, creating a watercolor effect. The wafers are so thin that the sections are almost transparent. Overlaying colors create a color palette that is more varied than possible with a single glass color.

Hibiscus , Elaine Rettger

Sonoran Sunset , Elaine Rettger

Leaves falling on water , Elaine Rettger

Gathering of Leaves , Elaine Rettger