Samuel F. Spees

Perfect: (adj) having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be. Absolute.

(v) make (something) completely free from faults or defects, or as close to such a condition as possible.

The pursuit of “perfection” is why I am drawn to glass as a process, as well as it being the foundation of my inspiration as an artist. This idea is interpreted differently because we all have our own version of what it means to us. Just a like, each of us renders the world through a distinctive lens. This observation is biased in many ways pertaining to memories and experiences, in addition to our own emotional construct. This body of work is evidence of how I decipher the beautifully perfect world around me through a colorful vignette of time and memory. These landscapes of pigment yield a much deeper understanding of my perception, helping to explore distortion in pattern together with my emotional connection to form and color in our natural world.