Art Chowder September | October, Issue 23 | Page 22

Art Chowder:   How did you get into
glass creations and how long have
you been working with glass?
Chorvat:  As a child, I spent hours and
hours captivated by materials science.
I would do small experiments, with
rocks, fire, and other phenomenal
processes as I learned of them. My
fascination with geology caused
me to contemplate what happens to
rocks when they get hot, which led
to a better understanding of what
was happening to silica sand when
I witnessed traditional Venetian
glasswork, in Italy. When I saw these
European factories and the way they
were turning pure sand into this
archival material, that bridged the gap
between the science and the art, and I
got bit by the glass bug.
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