Awards and Recognitions
Komal’s work has received a wide variety of awards and the Amaalgam studio has been recognized both online and in print. Below is a sampling of artwork that earned prizes at Art Festivals, was selected for display in Exhibitions, or has been featured in Magazines.
Allentown Art Festival:
Large Leaf ‘Pattal’
Large 21” x 14” shallow platter. About 2” deep. Made with Iridized glass, both Opalescent, and Transparent, with some glass frits. Awarded 2nd Prize at the prestigious Allentown Art Festival, June 2015.
EVAC Exploring the World exhibition in Times square(April 2023):
“Komal, your work is stunning! You demonstrate versatility and skill in a range of techniques, blending dichroic and iridescent glass to depict wetlands that highlight your ability to bend molten materials into realistic representations of organic forms. You emulate the complex textures of the natural world through manipulating shapes and adding delicate shading, transforming the works beyond the constrictions of your material. Your work showcases a true appreciation for the beauty of nature and the sublime, and each piece exudes a vibrancy that is truly captivating. Well done!” - EVAC Curators
Works selected for the Exhibition—>
Shimmering Wetlands
Inspired by the wetlands of Western New York-my home-this is a 24” x 65” Glass Pentaptych. Each panel is 24” high and 12” wide, placed 1.5 “ apart. Made with Dichroic and Iridescent glass, it features a variety of leaves accented by small colorful sprays of flowers. Mounted on a wine-red wall to enhance the gold-on-clear Iridescent base. Base glass is 6 mm, and all design elements are 2 mm Dichroic and Iridescent glass, tack fused to provide texture.
Maple ‘Fall’
Inspired by the vibrant Fall colors across Canada
and Western New York, this Glass panel is 15” high and 10” wide. Mounted in a shadow frame and backlit. Base glass is 6 mm, with Maple leaves made with Powder Wafers, and stems with torch manipulated glass stringers. (2018)
Sagrada Summer
Glass bowl inspired by the gates of Sagrada Familia, created by the renowned artist Antoni Gaudi. The bowl is 11” in diameter and 3.5” deep. Made with a combination of techniques, using sheet glass, along with glass powders, wafers, and stringers. Emulates the texturized depth of the gates, along with areas of transparency depicting the passage of sunlight. (2019)
Write-ups & Press:
Publication in Glass Patterns Quarterly
In the Spring of 2018, Editors at GPQ reached out to Komal and asked for a fused glass flower tutorial that would be suitable for their audience. The commissioned tutorial for the creation of a ‘Maltese Cross’ flower was published on June 1st, 2018 in the Summer Issue. You can purchase a copy of the issue to check out the tutorial and other works by selected artists here: Glass Patterns Quarterly magazine, Summer 2018 issue.
Publication in Buffalo Spree
Selection from Kitchen Masterpieces, pg. 118-19 (Sept/Oct 2007 issue):
“Komal Prasad has painted a vibrant landscape of marbled mountains and distant juniper trees, but it is in the Colorform birds, pebbles, tree branches, and patches of green that her style of magical realism truly shines.” - Catherine Berlin
Publication in Buffalo Magazine
Selection from “Unique Finds”, pg. 74-75 (April 2016 issue)
“Since relocating to Buffalo in 2006, Komal Prasad of Amaalgam has been infusing the community with color. Her functional fused-glass art includes back-splashes for kitchens, wall art for homes and offices, serviceable tableware and her latest creations, floral sculptures in glass. Many sculptures feature elements depicted larger-than-life, like miniature forget-me-nots blown up to gigantic twelve-inch flowers, and huge, dazzling sunflowers injected with iridescent glass. Standing atop copper “stalks,” these beauties add color and interest to landscapes year-round. Prasad’s sculptures are displayed in her personal gardens and can be viewed by appointment. Other work can be viewed at her website, www.amaalgam.com, and is available in the Burchfield Penney Museum store." By Annette Redican
