Marie Bohm

Marie Bohm explores biology, nature and spirit with her glass art pieces.  Each piece of Marie Bohm’s kiln-worked glass requires two to three days to create and is an original glass creation.

The first stage of the process involves cutting all the coloured and clear glass pieces by hand. All pieces are assembled into the final one-of-a-kind composition on top of two layers of clear glass. This shape is then carefully moved into her glass kiln. The glass is slowly brought to melting temperature (1400-1500F) and slowly cooled over a 12 to 14 hour period. The assembly and first firing stages take one to two days. This is how all the multiple pieces of glass are ‘fused’ together to become one piece of flat glass with its final images and patterns.

For the final stage, the one piece of fused glass is put back into the kiln. This time it is put on top of a mold and slowly heated again to a temperature that just softens the glass. The flat piece of glass gently slumps into the shape of the mold that will create the final form. It is slowly cooled again, creating stable alignment of the glass molecules, tempering the glass and preventing any fracturing from rapid temperature changes. Once completely cooled, the glass may be sanded and polished by hand to achieve the desired finish.

Marie’s paintings and sculptures have been exhibited at the McIntosh Gallery, Michael Gibson Gallery, Thielsen Gallery, Museum London, and Art Gallery of Windsor. She holds degrees from the Ontario College of Art and Design and the University of Western Ontario.

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