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Artist: Mary Shaffer
Medium: Glass
"Corner Rope" glass wall sculpture
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
For "Corner Rope," Mary Shaffer twisted beautifully clear hot glass into a thick rope shape. The metal ends attach to opposite walls in any corner, forming a sculpture light bridge t...
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1990s Contemporary Art by Medium: Glass

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Steel

"Double Wall Hang" glass wall sculpture
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
Slumped cast glass and found metal tool. One of five pieces from Mary Shaffer's "Tool Wall" series selected for Sonoma Valley Museum of Art's exhibition "Pairings: 16 Artists Creati...
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1990s Contemporary Art by Medium: Glass

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Steel

White Smoke slumped glass sculpture
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
In "White Smoke," the beautiful slumped glass with delicate veining in white creates a cloud-like effect. Gracefully draping and climbing through the wall-...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Glass

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Steel

Bent Blue slumped glass sculpture
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
Celebrated Studio Glass artist Mary Shaffer combines slumped hot glass with found metal for this incredible wall-hung sculpture. "I take lovingly crafted, hand-forged tools - the epi...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Glass

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Steel

Southern Sunset, a glass and metal orange wall sculpture by Mary Shaffer
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
Shaffer was inspired by seeing sunsets reflecting in windows when she lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico to create this Window Series. Shaffer is a risk taker, as is apparent in the extre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Glass

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Steel

Folded Fragment
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
This wall-mounted sculpture is from Mary Shaffer's well known "Tool Wall" series, combining slumped glass and a found metal object. "I take lovingly crafted, hand-forged tools - the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Glass

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Steel

Draped Bar
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
This wall-mounted sculpture is from Mary Shaffer's well known "Tool Wall" series, combining slumped glass and a found metal object. "I take lovingly crafted, hand-forged tools - the ...
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1990s Contemporary Art by Medium: Glass

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Steel

Tool-Box
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
This "Tool-Box" installation by Mary Shaffer includes all nine slumped glass and found metal tool sculptures, as well as the custom, painted wood wall cabinet for display...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Glass

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Steel

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