MEET LESLEY NOLAN 

Lesley has lived and worked creating fused glass in Tallahassee, Florida for over 25 years. Her creations draw on all of her artistic experiences including patterning, quilting, and fusing. Each color in her works is a separate piece of glass, a unique expression of creativity until they are fused becoming one cohesive piece of art. In addition to accomplished artist, Lesley is a wife and mother.

ABOUT HER WORK

I’m influenced by Color – Using every crayon in the box, Patterns – Putting things together like jigsaw puzzles and quilting, People – Moving around and watching people, plus my notebook doodles, and Family – My constant in my very mobile childhood. I think of each piece as a story, the one I have mind and the one I hope viewers will find on their own. For me, part of being an artist is learning and exploring, and my new works include jewelry and characters in clay.

ABOUT HER PROCESS

Lesley creates each of her pieces by hand in her home-based studio. Each work is unique, and involves numerous methods including hand cutting, silk screening with fine powdered glass, shaping, and firing in a kiln to fuse the pieces creating one. She may then hand polish or sandblast her works to achieve the desired finish and effect.