Mary Beth blends ancient techniques with modern concepts, and she specializes in creating unique pieces with dimensionality and texture. Living in Maui, she is surrounded and inspired by the patterns, designs and textures that nature creates, and often works with stone and glass together to reflect her surroundings. Her passion is to take a solid and static medium, and then create with it a piece that shows movement, flow, energy and softness.
As a longtime hula student she is respectful of the values and culture of Hawai’i, which is intricately connected to the land and environment. In her work she strives to not only convey the beauty around her, but also share the stories of the culture. She feels that glass brings another dimension to art in and about Hawai’i, and her hope is to use it as a bridge between cultures.
