About

Artist Statement

As an artist, I exist somewhere between sculptor and machinist.  In essence, I employ the same process that a stone carver would use. Rather than a hammer and chisel, diamond grinding tools carve away glass from solid blocks. 

Every peak and valley and curve and facet is hand carved. The process is rough and raw. Glass is delicate, but it is also an incredibly hard material.  Even stone is soft by comparison. So the grinding process is brutal, with diamond coated steel wheels gouging out glass a millimeter at a time.  Remarkably, something so delicate can only come from such rough treatment.

Biography

Working in glass for over twenty years, Jacob has worked in many disciplines within glass, both hot and cold. 

He earned a Master’s Degree in Craft and Material Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2011. In addition to maintaining a private studio, he has taught extensively throughout the United States in both technical glassmaking and conceptual art practices. 

Jacob lives and works in Massachusetts with his wife and two young sons, who are his most ardent critics and collaborators.