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Eve Hoyt

"Curly Q"
Neon Glass Sculpture




"Funky Mushroom"
Neon Glass Sculpture

 

My sculptures are the result of my desire to discover the many possibilities of neon glasswork. I enjoy experimenting with different techniques by twisting, blowing, and manipulating the glass in various ways. In my neon work, I have implemented the use of a jeweler’s torch. This provides a single, pinpoint flame, which allows me to blow a hole in the neon tube. I then fill this hole with colored glass rod and blow it out into a bubble. These “glowing bubbles” provide texture to the neon tube.

I find the delicate nature of glass makes it an exciting material to work with. I am forced to keep my attention sharply focused on the glass in order to ensure a well-developed piece. I enjoy the spontaneous creative process, working without a pattern and relying on my minds eye, as I let the piece take form. A neon tube is basically a line of light. I take this line and bend it into an abstract form, creating a visual that leaves the viewer open to experience their individual ideas about what they see. Through the use color and movement, I imply mood and invoke feeling.


SELECTED EXHIBITS

2002 The Stage Gallery, Abstraction 2002, Merrick, NY
2001 Art Institute & Gallery, Contemporary Glass Exhibit, Salisbury, MD
2001, 2000 Turning Point, Media, PA
2000 Topeo, New Hope, PA

EDUCATION

2000 Lampwork/Glassblowing Connection, Urban Glass, Brooklyn, NY
1997 Basic Lampworking, Horizons School of Crafts, Williamsburg, MA
1997 Introduction to Glassblowing, The Crefeld School, Philadelphia, PA
1989 Professional Neon Coarse, Savage Neon School, Baltimore, MD

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Stefan Abrams, Robin Braun, Nick Cassway, Jill Galloway,
David Gerbstadt, Eve Hoyt, Joseph Hu, Chris Vecchio,
Andrew Jeffrey Wright/Clare Rojas