finished the maze guy

one side of the pyramid

top view of the pyramid

bottom view of the pyramid, showing signature

side angle view

The glass just after it was annealed

In 2014, in a glass sand casting class at Pratt Glass in Seattle, WA, I cast a pyramid. It looked like the world’s most boring paperweight. Later I sanded down the edges so they were smooth and etched into it a maze design. This piece felt like the true art experience. I free handed the maze lines with a flex shaft under water. Because of the transparency of the glass under the water, the lines were essentially drawn blind. I didn’t plan out beforehand if the maze would be completable, I decided to let fate control that.  It turns out that this maze can, indeed, be finished.