Seeking: The Storm

More Works By Cheryl Wilson Smith Glass 2022
17.5 × 13 × 13 in 44.45 × 33.02 × 33.02 cm
$8,600

About Seeking: The Storm

Cheryl Wilson Smith creates exquisite sculptural art that is handmade from glass. With this piece, layer upon layer of fine fragments of white ground glass (glass frit) forms a ‘tornado-like tower’ with a hollow center. The Canadian artist often finds inspiration in nature’s form, colours and texture. This series of vessels appears to have captured the frenetic energy of the wind in stormy weather.

“As I live in the Boreal forest on the edge of the lake, my home is grounded to the granite of the Canadian shield and I frequently observe the building and
resounding power, and reverberations of magnificent thunderstorms. This piece also reminds me of the emotional storm that can build and grow within each of us as we pursue our passions and try to stay true to our beliefs.”
Cheryl Wilson Smith

Cheryl Wilson Smith was the 2014 winner of the RBC Award for Glass through the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery. Wilson-Smith has received nine grants from the Ontario Arts Council and one from the Canada Council. Commissions include the Red Lake District Heritage Centre and Margaret Cochenor Memorial Hospital Donor Wall. Her work has been exhibited widely across Canada, in the UK and the US.