Caitlin Ezell Waugh

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Paraph

Elderberry

2024

'Frit de verre' is the process of making objects out of glass powder without the use of a liquid binder. This glass print is part of a series of botanical impressions completed in 2024. First I pressed the plant, a branch of elder , into clay. Then a series of molds (wax, alginate) resulted in a plaster/silica mold of the plant's impression, which I dusted with glass powder and fired in a kiln. The powder fused and left this delicate cast, which floats in a shadow box for protection. The frame mounts on the wall with a wooden french cleat.

Buy $225.00

glass, wood

10 x 10
Shipping cost: $50.00

Image Description: Elderberry / Main Image

Artist + Caitlin Ezell Waugh

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I was raised in an old farmhouse in Maine, surrounded by plants, tools, animals, community, tumbling rock walls, and a quiet barn full of friends’ forgotten belongings. Those aesthetics translate well to the decay and growth of New Orleans; my work is at home here in the Deep South.

I am a sculptor, preserver, and historical restoration artist. I explore decay, vulnerability, growth and time through the treatment of glass, found objects, light, and plant material. I run my restoration and design business, Paraph, from my home studio in the 7th ward. I use traditional glass techniques inventively.

I received my Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College with an intersectional focus on sculpture and literary journalism. I returned to academia in 2022 to get her MFA in glass sculpture at Tulane University. Concurrent with the graduate program I was awarded a community-engaged Mellon fellowship, which offered an opportunity to more fully integrate my studio practice with my social justice commitments. My dream job is to be a sculptural journalist, and I am diligently working to forge that path.

Please contact me about preserving wedding flowers (or any plant important to you) in glass, custom orders welcome! See more at caitlinwaugh.com and on instagram @caitlinezellwaugh

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