Elodie Holmes (American, b. 1959). "Timeline" art glass sculpture, XX-XXI181910. One of Elodie Holmes' mesmerizing art glass sculptures known as a "Timeline" featuring a tranquil human visage comprised of iridescent glass of silvery blue hues followed by a sinuous body of translucent glass of amber hues adorned with a feathery pattern in shades of aubergine. A petite bone-shaped stand comprised of matte glass in violet and blue hues accompanies the piece. According to the artist's website, "In this body of work Holmes looks at the nature of consciousness. The Timelines are a depiction of the human mind as it develops over the course of an individual's lifetime. Holmes is inspired by the way people return back to familiar patterns and are constantly moving through the events of their lives in order to move forward. Much like a spiral this constant mental rotation is what informs every individual's sense of self." Size: 14.5" L x 12.75" W (36.8 cm x 32.4 cm) Size (bone-shaped stand): 4.75" L (12.1 cm)

About the artist: "Elodie Holmes is an internationally acclaimed artist of the contemporary glass movement, with over 40 years of experience honing her craft. In 1959 she was born into a family of artists in Washington, D.C. Holmes began studying ceramics at a young age and later at Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland. She went on to study at the California College of the Arts, under the instruction of Viola Frey. It was here that she met one of the founders of the studio glass art movement, Marvin Lipofsky, who would become her teacher, mentor and life-long friend.

As her initial passion for ceramics gave way to hot glass, Holmes moved to New Mexico in 1981 to co-manage a glass shop and to develop her body of work. Three years later, she became a teaching assistant to Marvin Lipofsky and Fritz Dreisbach at the Pilchuck Glass School in Seattle, Washington. After returning to New Mexico, she founded her own glass studio in 1986. Over the course of the following decade, Holmes showed her work in galleries and museums across the country and internationally. In 2000, she founded Baca Street Studios, an arts complex that housed her new gallery and studio. In the same year she co-founded the Baca Street Arts District, an arts district that is now one of the most vibrant in New Mexico. In 2004, Holmes co-founded a second glass studio in Santa Fe, Prairie Dog Glass, which hosts mentorship programs for local high school students and teaches developing artists. Her commitment to community education led Holmes to become a co-founding member of the Glass Alliance-New Mexico, a non-profit established in 2005. As an active member of this organization, she features international guest artists at her studio, Liquid Light Glass, through the Glass Alliance-New Mexico Maestro Program." (artist's website)

Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired 1964 to mid-1990s

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