About Gail Gorlitzz
My work takes form through beads. I love how these small bits of glass reflect light, shifting and changing the visual dynamics of the sculpture in ways not possible with other media. The permutations of bead combinations are incredibly complicated. My palette includes hundreds of colors with different linings, sizes, and surface treatments. I work intuitively by interweaving, layering, and shaping these tiny elements of color to have their flow mirror my own streams of thought, filled with memories, associations, and twists of imagination. In this way, the work stays organic, but always with an edge.
Grants & Residencies
2003 Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Fellowship Grant
2003 Residency: Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
1995 Residency: Haystack Mountain School of Craft
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