My name is Michael Givel, and I live in Norman, Oklahoma. I am a professor at the University of Oklahoma by day and a fused glass artist by night. I have created numerous fused glass art pieces since 2013. My fused glass art is contemporary and modern, with a focus on abstract expressionism, folk art, symbolism, and Neo-Impressionist art. My art has been featured in public exhibitions at Mainsite Contemporary Art and Uncanny Art House, and has also been sold to individual buyers.
I find glass to be such an absorbing medium in which to work. Glass is an amorphous solid with a random arrangement of atoms. At very high temperatures, where fused glass art is created, amorphous glass can flow in unexpected ways. When glass is very hot and liquid in a kiln at 1480°F and above, even slight temperature increases can create very different design effects and art creations. At this temperature, fused glass flows, reflecting the abstractions and complexities of our modern world.