My name is Randie Silverstein. I am a glass artist.

The process of creating provides me with a sense of purpose in a changing world. I find great satisfaction in sharing both my process and my creations. Feeling a sense of urgency to transform my ideas from dreams to the physical realm, I pay close attention to the demands of my muse like never before, at all hours of day and night, I lean in towards her.

​I have explored many mediums including ceramics, painting, graphic design, textiles and now glass. Painting with glass and light, these images come from my imagination, and are somewhat fantastical. I work exclusively with fusible glass, firing it in a kiln in my home studio.

Inspired by nature, my artwork is mostly representational. My landscapes, my cosmos, my day at the beach are all depicted through color, line, and the dimension of light. Glass is enchanting. Light can be transmitted, reflected, and absorbed. Transformation of the glass through the heat of the firing, is where the magic happens and is my source of curiosity for continued exploration.

​My activism is in creating. My rebellion is taking back time spent on negative distractions. Instead, focusing my energy on designing, engineering and manifesting my ideas. The work that emerges is my gift, one of joy, hope and renewal. For this I'm so grateful.

By exposing the light in one place and revealing it in another, I discovered I can express a mysterious and interestingly alive landscape, This newest body of work employs “boxed” light—Literally capturing this element by trapping a small LED behind the glass to illuminate a focal point. This exploration unveiled possibilities that simply placing a glass piece in a window couldn’t achieve. My light boxes capture a moment in time, holding it long enough to really savor it. This is my joyful gift of hope and renewal.

About My Techniques
The technique of fusing glass, gives me a wide range of possibilities that stained glass won’t. I fire all my pieces in a kiln used specifically for fusing glass, to 1500 degrees F. Many pieces are fired multiple times in a similar way one might come back to a painting once it's dry. My pieces are created using pre-fired "brush strokes" and shapes that get integrated into a final firing. I am not painting on the glass, I am painting with it!