Bill Meek

Medium: 
Glass
Thu, 08/20/2009 - 4:54pm
Black Bloom Vessel
Sculpted Glass
Sold
Starfire Candy Dish
12 x 13" x 7"
Glass
$510
Antler Bowl with Red Base
16" x 18" x 8"
Glass
$765
Candy Dish with Amber Base
12" x 11" x 4"
Glass
$405
Goldfire
24" x 12"
Glass
$1700
Red Harvest
12" x 40"
Sculpted Glass
$3200

I try to develop my own methods and style so that my look is distinctly my own.  Although I have combined many other mediums with my sculpture, glass is still a constant fascination to me.  The transparency and play of light and shadow make it unique and complex, powerful yet fragile. People often want to touch my sculptures and I invite them to do so.
 
I use symbolism in my art to express various aspects of life the way I choose to experience it.  The naming of my sculptures is important.  The titles give a hint of my thoughts on the piece.  Two series of new work have been my primary focus over the past year.  My most recent series, entilted “Fish Tales”, represents my affinity for the Oceans and Rivers. The other series includes symbols from a 200 mile hike in the Northwest that I took with my son, Alexander, prior to his leaving home to attend college.

I have been blessed with having mentors who believed in, inspired, and challenged me.  Over the decades, many of them have passed away and I find myself becoming a mentor to others through volunteering in the non profit Arts From The Heart organization in my hometown of Wimberley.