Epiphany Art Glass

Epiphany Glass Art sculptures, paperweights
In 1993 April Wagner and Jason Ruff began creating work collaboratively as Epiphany. Their artistic method of creating together speaks of a combined aesthetic. The artists equally design, develop, and create each piece signed under the epiphany name. All aspects of the epiphany works are created solely and entirely by April and Jason; no assistants or studio apprentices are allowed to work on the creations of glass works.

The process used by Epiphany is traditionally termed fazzoletto, which means the glass is blown in free form. This is an ancient technique developed and mastered by Italian glass blowers over many hundreds of years. The epiphany pieces are created referencing the Italians, but adding a contemporary twist that consists of complex color theory plus a unique way of sculpting solid glass bits onto the exterior of the pieces. No molds are used during the creation of any piece. The artists and their medium work together to create exquisite and natural forms that reflect the true nature of glass as a molten material. Thus these forms are reminiscent of the familiar, yet not contrived.