I have an affection for art. I create with glass. "Affection for art is a form of hope. Art wants life to be better than it is, not more virtuous, cleaner, dressier, more certain of its lines. The artist's affection is for the life he alone sees, the life he wishes for and breathes into every corner of the world's mess. The artist and his work are each other like smitten strangers. No one can get between them. What they have in common is everything in the world that is seen, felt, smelled, heard, imagined and thought."
My affection for art blossomed into a love affair when I was introduced to the art of glassblowing in 1978. I was young, full of energy and still searching for my educational direction in college. One day I watched a glassblower work and this experience changed my whole life.
