Handcrafted Lampwork Beads by David Fousek

About Me...
I'm a lampwork artist with several years experience. I live and work at my small business in Columbia, Missouri. Although I hold two B.S. degrees in engineering, art is a major theme in the lives of my family and me.

At mid-life, I began to look around for a more meaningful and personally satisfying means of support other than the corporate rat race I was in. After a couple endeavors proved not to my liking, I discovered glass art and was immediately hooked. At this stage in my life, it's a great outlet for my inherent artistic bent, as well as providing gratification for my scientific side in working with the physics of the medium.

I find the most pleasing designs (to me, anyway) to be those that take advantage of what the glass itself will do of its own accord, if the various elements of the design are brought together in such a way as to let the glass and colors flow, form, and magically change into a thing of beauty. (Well, sometimes not, but we just keep up the 3 P's, right?)

I often feel that I'm not the artist, but just the guy who sets up the canvas and the paint, & allows God's natural laws to produce the final work. It really is awesome the way glass works, isn't it? Gravity, energy, chemistry, light, and the physical properties of the medium itself all combine to bring into being a wonderful and lasting expression of nature that is all around us if we just know where and how to look.

My late father was a well respected artist, with work on permanent record in 6 major museums, with many prodigious awards to his credit, and I'm proud to say, is listed in Who's Who in American Art. (Hope it's ok to brag a little on my Dad here. I intend to have some of his work here soon as well, so anyone with an interest in WPA art, and stylized landscape prints, please check back soon.).

I hope to see you soon on ebay, and please check back here often for updates, new fun tool-toys, and my latest lampwork items for sale. Thanks for stopping by, and please do feel free to email me any time with questions, comments, etc. I'd love to hear from you!

By the way, here's the seemingly obligatory statement (on ebay anyway) re  annealing, etc.
My Lampwork beads are always kiln annealed under computer control, and cleaned with a BeaDreamer.
That's because I care about my work, and about my customers, and as they say; Its the right thing to do...

Thanks for your visit to my site, and enjoy the wonderful medium of glass art.
Dave

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