The Transcendental Matrix #1

27mm x 26.5mm Faceted silver gem/marble

I love working with glass because it allows me to bring things into the physical world that normally only exist in our minds.

By fuming pure silver onto clear glass and using specific techniques and carefully faceting the outside, the piece took on a life of its own. It reminds me deeply of what the philosopher Terence McKenna used to talk about. He said that if someone could just go into a deep psychedelic trip and successfully smuggle a piece of that impossible, geometric reality back to the normal world, it would change everything.

A lot of people look into my creations and tell me they look like that place. For me, this artwork isn't just glass it’s an honest attempt to answer McKenna's call, bringing a solid piece of that transcendental mystery back for everyone to see.