In the early 90's,overwhelmed by a fascination for the unusual glass and art nouveau ( glass made by Gale, Lalique and Tiffany), we took the first steps into the fragile art of a glassworker.

The process of decorating glass is both time consuming and labor intensive, but the results are well worth the effort.  The method combines both hot and cold treatment of the glass.  The surface is not painted, the color is 'extracted' from the glass.  The surface of the glass is covered with certain metal oxides.  When heated close to the melting temperature of the metal oxide, color ions start migrating and penetrating the glass mass, thus creating the effect of surface coloration.  Then, one after another, the layers of glass are matted, engraved and embossed with acids, thus creating an impression of delicate relief and wide range of colors."

 Mattson's Fine Art has the honor of presenting a collection of work done by Polish artists, Miroslaw Stankiewicz, Rafal Galaka and Miciej Zaborski.  This presentation covers work done over the last five years, showing a progression of their skills working with both glass and the imagery which adorns it.  The work has been presented at SOFA in Chicago for the past two years and is receiving much praise from the art community both in the U.S and Europe.

For further information on any of the glass pieces you see here please e-mail us at info@mattsonsfineart.com.