Reiko F. Nojima

Portrait of the Emerging

Flower Skull

Days of Knossos

Romeo T. Teddy

BiBi

Fused and slumped over a clay-modeled mold. Then engraved and gilded with gold on the upper side, pearl on the under side. Set in a wood frame with  shattered and sand-carved pieces of mirror.

 

2012

H22"  W18.5"  D3.5"

Fused, slumped, engraved and gilded glass.

Status: Available at the gallery shop of National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia

A pupa aroused from drowsing is emerging to fly.

Photo: Toshiharu Murosawa

Creating this cameo necklace requires a rather complex process. First,  a sheet of glass is cut in the  shape of a skull; then flower-shaped holes are cut out. Next, the holes are filled with colorful glass chips. It is then fused  on another glass sheet,  after which the shapes are carved and the details are engraved with a glass engraving lathe and drill. 

 

Finally, the silver mount is made for the turquoise and clasp. It is assembled with natural coral beads and forged brass hooks, attached to a sheet of glass and set in a wood frame.

 

2012

H12.5"  W10.5"  D1"

Fused and engraved glass, genuin turquoise and coral, hand fabricated silver setting

Status: Private collection

9 masks of Daedalus, the genius architect and scientist of Athens.

Masks represent his days as a captive at Knossos Palace.

 

This work was created as a part of the Mad Daedalus project on a digital pinball game  developed by the artist.

 

2010

H3.5"  W30"  D35"

Cast glass, plaster painting on wood panel

Selected in Contemporary Glass Triennial in Toyama 2011

Status: Available

Photo: Toshiharu Murosawa

Flowers bloom as Romeo walks.

This glass teddy bear was made as a personal glass portrait.

 

2011

H23"  W15"  D7.8"

Collaborative work with Brian Pike

Hot work assisted by David Leonard

Blown glass, sculpted and tattooed with Spazier and Dremel.

Status: Private collection

SMILE

This glass doll was made as a personal glass portrait. The artist made the ceramic pendant  at the workshop of Allen Moe at Anacortes Art Festival.

 

2012,   H70cm  W25cm D15cm

Blown glass, driftwood, ceramic and glass jewelries, mixed media

Collaborative work with Brian Pike

Status: Private collection