Christina Bothwell’s Glass Sculpture Captures What Lies Beneath
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Dreaming
Christina Bothwell employs glass, clay, wood, paint and found objects in her revealing sculptures. She includes glass within glass and painting on top of glass. Clay and wood come together to add warmth to many of her creations.
When the Body Sleeps, the Spirit Travels
I particularly love her “dreaming” sculptures. I have always believed that we go “home ” when we sleep and come back ready to try to remember who we really are and create a wonderful day for ourselves by what we choose to think, say, and do.
She'd Give You Her Heart
Christina states on her website, “In my work I am drawn to the processes of birth, death, and renewal. What lies below the surface fascinates me and I try to capture the qualities of the “unseen” that express the sense of wonder that I feel in my daily existence. I am attracted to glass because it can do everything that other sculptural media can; in addition, it offers an inner space and transmits light.”
Tree
She goes on to say, “My subject matter includes babies, animals, and children as they embody the essence of vulnerability that is the underlying theme in my work. Currently I am exploring metamorphosis as a topic, and have been incorporating figures within figures in my pieces. Within each glass figure there is a smaller figure seen through the surface of the glass.”
Angel on My Shoulder
She closes by saying, “I think of these pieces as souls, each being pregnant with their own potential, giving birth to new, improved versions of themselves.”
Old Soul Baby
As the viewer I was captivated by her display of what lies beneath the surface of her figures. I felt as if I were looking more deeply than I should, but unable to look away. We are more than our bodies and Christina’s figures cause us to pause and think about what truly lies within ourselves.
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Christina is an accomplished artists with many solo and group exhibitions and numerous awards. She was the 2008 Winner of the Virginia A. Groot Foundation Award.
Visit Christina’s website for more of her award winning work.
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Quite extraordinary!
Extraordinary is an fitting description, Robyn! What a fabulous imagination Christina has. Something you both share.
the sculp is nice