Green Glass Bowl ‘Seagrass IV’ by Roberta Mason

Free-blown green glass bowl made from re-melted, recycled glass.

This cane-based beauty is part of a new Seagrass series by Roberta.

A captivating piece that really captures the soul of seagrass as it dances to the tune of the tide.

Artist Statement

I’m a bit mad about seagrass. It is a wonderful, often overlooked ecosystem in our ocean environment which plays host to a myriad of wonderful creatures, as well as sequestering carbon, reducing pollution and being remarkable as the only flowering seaplant. Each work is made in a 2 stage process which starts with making canes to create the sense, colour and texture of the seagrass from an underwater perpsective. These canes are cleaned, placed and picked up on a blowing iron, melted and overlaid with further canes to create depth. Each piece is then free-blown to its final, organic form. The bottoms are ground and polished to finish. The process itself ensures that each piece made is unique. This collection has been made with repurposed and re-melted waste glass, part of the sustainability initiatives within my practice.

Green Glass Bowl – Artist

It’s all about the sea for Roberta Mason Glass (previously known as Blue Chromis Glass).

Roberta’s journey into art came via science and technology and she graduated with an MA in Ceramics and Glass from the Royal College of Art in London in 2018.

Roberta Mason is passionate about sharing her love of and fascination with the sea. Ultimately, she hopes to inspire the desire to protect and respect our marine environments. Together we can #bethechange.

A burgeoning talent within her field, Roberta has shown her work at many galleries and exhibitions. Her work has formed part of national and international collections. Suffice to say her beautiful glass artwork is proving very popular! Roberta has achieved a number of awards and nominations. These include:

• 2019 Finalist in the Visual Arts Open Prize competition
• 2018 Contemporary Glass Society New Graduate Review – Commended
• 2016 Scholarship – Masterclass with Dr Gerry King, Claudia Borella Design Studio, NZ
• 2015 Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers – Commission Competition – Highly Commended

Roberta creates works of art that contain depth and inner narratives by understanding the properties of glass. Using traditional glass techniques, in non-traditional ways, her unique, sculptural glasswork and installations capture a snapshot of life. The glass ‘breathes’ life into her work, such as this handmade glass art sculpture.

An artist with unstoppable energy, she takes her inspiration from Aristotle and his quote “The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.”