KIT PAULSON (2018-2021)
Kit’s interest in glass started in the hot shop and led her to earn a BFA at Alfred University. She followed her degree with years of assisting other glass artists and developing a production line of functional glass. Though her love for the material persisted, she began to feel disillusioned with what she was making. At that time she discovered flameworking and began to shift her process and intention to include time-based work incorporating flameworked glass. With this new direction, Kit made the commitment to earn an MFA at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, where she culminated her studies in May. Kit’s most current work uses ornament and intricate, time-intensive constructions as a way to collect and tell stories. During her residency Kit is building a flameworking studio to support her new creative direction as she seeks balance between making meaningful work and supporting her career as an artist.
Rabbit Vignette
Borosilicate glass, wood frame
7H x 4.5W x 1.5D
2020
Hawk Moth Roosting on a Sprig of Creeping Thyme
Borosilicate glass, wood frame
10.75H x 8.75W x 3.25D
2020
Hawk After Schlegel & Verster
Borosilicate glass, wood frame
16.75H x 12.75W x 3.25D
2020
Stink Bug, Open Wings
Borosilicate glass, wood frame
8.75H x 10.75W x 3.25D
2020
Stink Bug, Closed Wings
Borosilicate glass, wood frame
10.75H x 8.75W x 3.25D
2020
A Tuft of Grass
Borosilicate glass, wood frame
5H x 4W x 1.5D
2020
A Strange Conversation
Borosilicate glass, wood frame
8.75H x 10.75W x 3.25D
2020
Fleabane Daisy Vignette
Borosilicate glass, wood frame
7H x 4.5W x 1.5D
2020
Photo: Eleanor Annand (Adapt exhibition image)