Double Trouble from the Fossil Series

Brent Kee Young’s career has been filled with experimentation and innovation fueled by a “fascination with the process of handling hot glass.” In his Fossil Series, he explored the notion of ambiguity—tapping into the idea that fossils are not the things that existed but impressions of things that existed. He incorporated both mold-making techniques—developing a clay model of his desired piece and then using it as a mold—and flameworking.