Fred Warren
Born in fire, colored by the sun, kissed by the moon, shaped by wind and water. These words echo in my mind as I work on this current series. Travels to the American Southwest and recurring dreams provide the focus. No doubt, the rock gardens I built in my youth play themselves out again in my glass.
Frederick Warren makes opaque silver glassworks by mixing tin, silver, and copper to bring a variety of color to the line designs he creates in the glass. Images are created and controlled during the blowing stage; then many forms are cut, ground, and shaped before the piece is acid etched.
The glass that you see here today is a homogenous mixture that can give a wide array of opaque colors. The glass consists of tin, silver, and copper. Understanding the properties of these three elements and how they work together during the blowing process is the artistry. Much of my attention goes into controlling these three elements in order to create a variety of designs and color ranges, and each design and color range requires a different approach. I work the surface to create a memory that with heating/cooling will produce the desired results. Over the years, I have developed new methods of drilling, carving, and acid etching to give me the shapes, openings, and surfaces I want.