At 16 years old and already running her own fused glass business called Abstracted Faces, Caitlin Feldman creates one of a kind “abstracted faces”. She individually hand cuts, creates and designs abstracted faces using kiln formed fused glass. Geometric shapes are cut to give the character a more unusual, unique and funky look. Each face, eye color and eyelashes, lip shape and color, hair color and style, freckle is individually customized according to the character's personality.
Caitlin's abstracted faces range from a single to four faces on a background glass. She has always had a love for art, but never found her true niche until she started fusing with glass. Two years ago, she took a two week glass fusing and bead making camp class at Craft Alliance. The fusing caught her eye because it allowed her to be more creative. It was too difficult to cut circles out of glass, so she chose to do geometric shapes instead. Her faces are very abstract, unusual and different and she says her art is just a fun way of making people out of glass with a bit more style and personality to them.
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Rating: 4.00How did you get started with Glass?
The fusing caught my eye because it allowed me to be more creative. I became so infactuated with glass that I found a glass studio near my house called Glasshopper Studio. Taking off the idea of making glass faces, I began to develop a series of faces that I called “Abstracted Faces” due the names of the faces and how they looked. The owners of Glasshopper Studio said that my work was “that good” that I could sell them. I created so many different faces and wanted to be in shows that I started my own business called “Abstracted Faces and I am only 16 years old.
What was your first glass piece?
My first glass piece was called The Three Beauties. A blond, a brunette, and a redhead. This piece is my signature as I model every piece off of them.
What have been your major accomplishments to date?
I was selected to be in the following:
- 11th Annual Faces Juried Online International Art Exhibition –upstreampeoplegallery.com (3/09–2/10)
- Young Artists Showcase at St. Louis Artists Guild Gallery (March-May 2009)
- Profiled artist on Stlhandmade.com on 3/20/09
- Next Generation of Emerging Artists Gallery Show at Soulard Art Market and Contemporary Gallery -3/08
- I also have donated 3 pieces for auctions that have successfully earned money for the organizations.
- My Abstracted Faces are sold at Limited Additions Gallery (a primarily blown and fused glass gallery). I also sold my faces at Graphic Traffic in Plaza Frontenac, which is next to Saks Fifth Avenue in St. Louis.
- Recently, I donated a 9 abstracted faces religious piece to my Temple. The Rabbis love it so much that they are permanently adhering it in a shadow box on a wall in Shaare Emeth Congregation.
Where do you get your inspiration for pieces from?
I mainly get my inspiration from my brain. I mean, as I’m picking up different colors of glass, I just know where to put it and know how to arrange the geometric shape on the face. Every face I make has a different personality based on the colors of the hair, which lead to different eyelashes to different lip colors and lip placements. When I’m at Glasshopper Studio, my friends (owners and staff at Glasshopper Studio- Leslie, Stu, Shug, Doris, Mary Beth, Steve, Daphne, Bev, and Anne) give suggestions and it gets my brain flowing to think outside the box more. This place is my second home and I love being there!
What do you enjoy about glass working?
I enjoy the drama it has when I’m finishing the piece and all of the little details come together. The personalities that come out of these faces allow me to give them names to be different and out there. I give them their names based on how they look and how they come off to me.
What is your top tip for someone wanting to start doing what you do?
My top tip for someone wanting to start doing what I do is to think outside the box because it helped me be able to accomplish more at a faster rate rather than making simple fused glass pieces.
People can see my glass art at...
Limited Additions Gallery
2644 Metro Blvd.
Maryland Heights, Missouri 63043
p. 314-344-4334
e. limitedadditionsgallery.com
Links
View the Artist's Gallery on Glass Community
Caitlin is also featured online at:
- www.artbistro.com
- www.MySTLART.org/abstractedfaces
- www.FusedGlassArtists.org/abstractedfaces
- SAATCHI online
- www.Stlhandmade.com
- www.delphiglassi.com/store/abstractedfaces
- Facebook Fan Page: Abstracted Faces Fused Glass Art
