Allentown Art Festival :
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.
EVAC Exploring the World exhibition in Times square:
Selected works—>
1. Shimmering Wetlands, 2014
2. Sagrada Summer,2019
3. Maple ‘Fall', 2015
Words from Curators:
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!
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.
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