Maria Mclafferty's glass creations are dynamic, powerful, imaginative pieces viewed as a reflection of her inner spirit and generous heart.
Her history of glass creations are expressed through sculpture, jewelry, architecture, and stained glass. Artistic techniques feature sandblasting, acid etching, hand engraving, painting, glass fusing, casting, forming, and texturing.
Maria is world renowned for her traditional expertise and is currently pioneering strategies in contemporary art glass through painting and glass fusion.
As an additional exploration of Maria's work please click here to view a power point presentation of her lecture prepared for the Festival of Young Thought June 2011, Gdansk, Poland, organized by Sopot Scientific Society. The aim of the festival was to integrate Youth into values of culture and science.
Maria McClafferty at the Venice Biennale 2015