Jim Scheller: Vessel Composition 4

Kilnformed Glass

6.5 x 10.5 x 10.5 in

Jim Scheller’s vessel designs are informed by simplicity and abstraction. His work is inspired by Neoplasticism and the artists of that period, beginning with the De Stijl movement of the early twentieth century. Always a scientist, he is fascinated with creating the processes that use heat and gravity to bring his designs to life in glass.

Scheller finds great pleasure in pushing the limits and developing new techniques. Works are composed with glass sheets, crushed glass (frit), and glass slabs (billets). These are then fired to over 1400 degrees Fahrenheit. Fired works are extensively cold worked for hours to achieve the final finish.