Tess Jones Glass designs are colorful and vibrant. Her mother's passion for gardening and flowers influenced Tess.
'The way the light travels through glass and interacts with the design and colors to create emotion is incredibly fascinating,' Tess said.
Test best explains her work ranging from function able to whimsical.
"I’ve always been intrigued with art glass," Tess said. "The way the light travels through glass and interacts with the design and colors to create emotion is incredibly fascinating."
Tess has worked with glass for 10 years, the past four dedicated to the art of kiln-formed glass. "I became interested in this art form after taking a three-hour class in Greenville and viewing the work of several artists." She read volumes on the process and took a class from Brad Walker, a leading instructors in kiln-formed glass.
Walker’s class ignited Tess' passion for glass fusing, warm glass, or kiln-formed glass. Temperature of the kiln reaches 1,200-1,600 degrees. "The kiln allows the artist to fuse glass together as a flat piece or by varying the temperature; the glass can become three- dimensional. Working with molds or forms allows the glass to take on a different shape as well," Tess said.
"Kiln formed glass allows me the flexibility to make glass into various creations, including jewelry, vases, clocks, bowls and window or wall art," Tess said. "My work ranges from functional to whimsical. Often, I incorporate metals, recycled glass and other found objects into my designs to come up with one- of-a- kind designs. Wine bottles make great cheese trays, spoon rests or when crushed and fused, soap dishes."
Visit Tess Jones Glass at The Shoppes at the Grapevine open house at 211 Trade Street next Thursday from 5:30-8:30 p.m.
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Tess Jones
864-608-1088