My name is Glenda Kronke and I live in Austin, Texas. I have been working with glass for more than 25 years. During that time I have had the privilege of working for other talented glass artists, assisting in production of their work, managing their businesses and gaining valuable experience along the way. I wish to thank each of them for mentoring me, encouraging me and finally for pushing me to start making my own work.
My work . . .
I want to create texture that compels touch, color that provokes memory and shape that expands reality.
My drive . . .
It’s amazing how similar the growth process of artwork is to nature’s growth process. Life/art ever evolves, seeking a vessel, a shape, a texture, a color - a path to expression. And once created, each possesses an essence of life, a statement of being.
My influences . . .
the ageless bark of a giant Sequoia...
the delicate understructure of a meadow mushroom...
the velvety moss covered pillow of a creek side boulder...
the meandering veins of a Maple leaf...
the multi-faceted structure of quartz crystal...
the delicate hairs of a dandelion...
the exotic colors of tropical flowers...
the swirling texture of beached driftwood...
the mesmerizing hypnotic shadows of a rain forest canopy...
the stained glass framework of a dragonfly’s wings...
the solitary silhouette of the saguaro...
the banded strata of the earth...
the muted tones of a desert landscape...
the mystery of a sand dollar...
the swords of an agave...
the intricate contours of woodgrain...
the mysterious unbelievable leafy seadragon...
a purple-orange stormy sunset...
the whimsy of Dr. Seuss...
