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Buttress Spires

This body of work draws inspiration from architectural forms—particularly the elegance and structure of buttresses, pointed arches, lancet windows, and passageways. I’ve always been drawn to how these elements stretch upward with purpose, intersecting and unfolding with a kind of airy grandeur. In this series, I explore how basic geometric shapes—especially triangles—can be pulled, merged, and reconfigured to suggest new spatial relationships.

The sculptures embody a rising gesture: forms leaning into one another, creating tension and harmony, drawing the eye along sweeping arcs and subtle curves. As these elements converge, they frame a central negative space—a window, a threshold, a place for pause. It's within that quiet space between that I hope the viewer feels a sense of stillness and personal reflection.

There’s a certain ephemerality to the material itself—translucent, shifting with the light—while the colors and textures offer both solidity and delicacy. Each piece becomes a moment suspended, where architecture meets abstraction and form invites contemplation.


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Buttress Spire - Rising Essence
44 x 15 x 10 (111.8 x 38 x 25)
mold melted, cut and polished glass

private collection

Buttress Spire - Internal Essence
36” X 14” X 10”
mold melted, cut and polished glass

private collection

Buttress Spire - Rising Tranquility
36 x 14 x 8 inches (91.4 x 35.6 x 20.3 cm)
mold melted, cut and polished glass


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Merging with Circular Revealed
23x18x10
mold melted, cut and polished glass


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Internal Presence Buttress
38x 16 x 17 
mold melted, cut and polished glass

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Ruby Buttress w/ effect
31 x 14 x 7
mold melted, cut & polished glass
this glass is UV sensitive and will color shift depending on light source


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Blue Buttress- Tertiary Transition
28.5 x 8 x 7 in.  
mold melted, cut & polished glass
this glass is UV sensitive and will color shift depending on light source


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Rubicund Buttress
mold melted, cut & polished glass
36 x 16 x 6 in.   

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Rubilux Spires of Tranquility 
36 x 12 x 12
mold melted, cut & polished glass
this glass is UV sensitive and will color shift depending on light source

extra images are included to demonstrate the difference in light sources


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Confluence in Scarlet and Sky Blue
30 x 15 x 4
Mold melted, cut and polished glass


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Midnight Zest
28.5 x 8 x 7 in.
Mold melted, cut and polished glass

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Fluent
36 x 12 x 12
Mold melted, cut and polished glass


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  • Home
    • About Chad
    • ABOUT
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  • Portfolio
    • Chloe's Portfolio >
      • Figue Inspired
    • Chad's Portfolio >
      • Buttress Spires
      • Gestural
      • Deco Nouveau
      • Sprockets
      • Elements of Geometry
      • Merging & Revealed Geometry
      • Intersections
      • Passages
  • Available Work
    • Chloe's Available Work >
      • Panel Paintings by Chloe Rizzo
      • Porcelain Birds
    • Chad Available Work >
      • Buttress Spires
      • Gestural
      • Deco Nouveau
      • Sprockets
      • Elements of Geometry
      • Merging & Revealed Geometries
      • Intersections
      • Passages
      • Hot Cast & Assembled
      • Other Blown & Hot work
  • GALLERY LINKS