Jennifer Halvorson – Artist Talk

Posted on 24/05/2016 Updated on 08/02/2018

Jennifer Halvorson is a glass artist and an assistant professor at the Marilyn K. Glick Centre for Glass at Ball State University. Halvorson’s sculptures revolve around objects that are manipulated and collaged to express emotions that occur within the individual.

I’m really taken by her piece Provision, and other similar pieces; the glass is kilncast and creates a fragile look. The emotion you receive from this piece is one of fragility, almost fear, but also strength with the use of glass. I find it the art of creating replicas of everyday items in glass fascinating, how someone would even start to think to create it. It’s inspiring to see that anything can be done in the art world, and gives me hope for what my abilities can become with gaining more experience.