Blown Glass Chandelier Artist  Seth Parks

Having grown up on a tree farm in Maine, Parks has always been very inspired by nature. As a child he had an obsession with art, constantly drawing and sculpting forms out of clay. He always had a fascination with glass but never understood the process or where to begin. After graduating high school in 2003, he found a local glass artist who gave lessons to beginners. 

After his first lesson he was hooked. He immediately developed a great passion for glassblowing. He is fascinated with the way that glass moves when it is molten. "I feel that you must move with the glass more than make it move." He soon signed up for more classes at Snow Farm, a craft school, in western Massachusetts. After taking several classes he decided to set up his own studio in 2004. In 2004-2005, he studied at The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass with some the best glassblowers in the world, including Italian glass maestros Elio Quarisa and Cesare Toffolo, William Gudenrath, and Jesse Kohle. He also studied with Jay Musler at Penland School of Crafts, and Sally Prach at Pilchuck Glass School. 

Glass and light are brilliant in their own respect, but bringing the two together is breathtaking. Seth’s passion was further ignited when he began pairing glass and light. When glass and light are combined, shadows and highlights are created bringing more depth and dimension to the pieces. They bring movement, light, and art together as one, creating truly functional works of art.