Lisa Chernoff

Lisa Chernoff is a native of New Mexico living in Placitas. In 1992 Chernoff returned to her love of working in clay, both wheel throwing and hand building. In 1997 she began to experiment fusing found, scrap glass with her clay firings. The results were usually disappointing but often enough very interesting. As she learned more about the properties of glass, she made the transition to working with glass exclusively. An award-winning artist, Chernoff currently focuses on large wall and table sculptures and very large bowls, but continues to create wall hangings, smaller bowls, and formal and casual jewelry for men and women. Her work is sold in galleries nationally. Custom orders are always a welcome challenge.

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"Burst"
34 x 23 x 5"

"Hip Hip Hurrah"
34 high x  32 wide x 3"

"Through Blue"
21 x 21 x 3"

"Hip Hip Hurrah" Detail

"Through Blue" Detail

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Chernoff says:

"My latest work in fused glass focuses on large three-dimensional sculptures which may call to mind aspects found in nature such as wind, water and organic matter. I like to combine textural and geometric elements into these pieces to elicit lively and serene feelings in my viewers. Each finished piece is solid glass but is composed of numerous pieces before its first firing. Aside from color and design, the finished shape, achieved by the original cuts, grinding and slumping (heat shaping) work in unison to complete the visual affect I am trying to impart. Grinding and altering a piece into its final shape is often dictated by its appearance after the first firing. The brilliant color within each piece is called dichroic glass and is exciting to work with because it presents such versatility in design."