linda r fraser glass sculpture - porthole series

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Linda R Fraser – Sandcast Glass Sculpture www.lindafraser.com Porthole Series This ongoing series that began in 2000 with an actual porthole and continued with A series of cast bronze frames on legs, holding floating images from my imagination. Using various materials, I still continue with this series today The Porthole Diam: 45.5 D: 10cm

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The original portholes continued with an iron ring from a dismantled oil furnace to create... Underwater Keyhole Diam:50.5 D: 15cm Linda R Fraser – Sandcast Glass Sculpture www.lindafraser.com Porthole Series

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Next came a series of portholes based upon random thoughts and words crafted to match the mysterious images floating within the bronze frame Stellar Constellation H: 18 W: 30.5 D: 7.5 cm Porthole Series Linda R Fraser – Sandcast Glass Sculpture www.lindafraser.com

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Linda R Fraser – Sandcast Glass Sculpture www.lindafraser.com Copper Constellation H: 18 W: 30.5 D: 7.5 cm Porthole Series

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This particular piece was made with a painted piece of flat glass graciously prepared by Stanislav Libensky for inclusion in my work – aptly titled ‘Impact of Friendship’ Linda R Fraser – Sandcast Glass Sculpture www.lindafraser.com Impact of Friendship H: 18 W: 30.5 D: 7.5 cm Porthole Series

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Next came a series : Sleeping Beauties capturing the stillness of a figure at rest, just before being awakened with a kiss. Linda R Fraser – Sandcast Glass Sculpture www.lindafraser.com Sleeping Beauty H: 18 W: 30.5 D: 7.5 cm Porthole Series

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Hot Afternoon H: 18 W: 30.5 D: 7.5 cm Porthole Series Linda R Fraser – Sandcast Glass Sculpture www.lindafraser.com

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Most recently I have been applying kiln cast images of eyes (or abstract depictions of eyes) as if peering through a letter slot in a door. This series within a series was inspired by a piece of graffiti I noticed while driving down a highway. The image of the peering eyes jumped out at me and made an impression that I mimicked in this series. Linda R Fraser – Sandcast Glass Sculpture www.lindafraser.com The Eyes Have It: Curious Eyes H: 18 W: 30.5 D: 7.5 cm Porthole Series

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The Eyes Have It: Cold Winter Nose H: 18 W: 30.5 D: 7.5 cm Porthole Series Linda R Fraser – Sandcast Glass Sculpture www.lindafraser.com

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Linda R Fraser – Sandcast Glass Sculpture www.lindafraser.com Porthole Series The Eyes Have It series begins as a painting made out of glass powders, which is fired in a kiln and then later laid down in the base of a sandcasting and hot glass is poured over it 2 pieces in the early stages, as glass powder images

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Another ‘mini series’ created is The Floating World – where imagery from my collage collection (made continually throughout my 30+ year career) are translated into glass images hung within the bronze frame Linda R Fraser – Sandcast Glass Sculpture www.lindafraser.com Floating World: From This Point H: 18 W: 30.5 D: 7.5 cm Porthole Series

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Linda R Fraser – Sandcast Glass Sculpture www.lindafraser.com Floating World: Captured Yellow Cloud H: 18 W: 30.5 D: 7.5 cm Porthole Series