Accent Art Glass Presents: About the Artist
Kevin O'Grady began lampworking glass in 1989 while living in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His
prior experience as a silversmith and lapidary artist helped him to quickly develop his lampworking
skills. Working glass in a flame is Kevin's favorite artistic medium.Primarily known for his glass bracelets, Kevin is also accomplished in making beads, marbles, paperweights, small platters and vessels. He is also very well known for his detailed mastering of borosilicate murrine. He was one of the first to pioneer this technique in his medium of borosilicate glass and has murrine canes in the Corning Museum of Glass in New York. Every piece is signed and dated with a murrine cane as well.
Kevin's work has been published in both print and video mediums and has been featured in magazines
including, Ornament, Bead and Button, and Lapidary Journal. His marbles have
also been featured in books and magazines. Galleries and shops throughout the United States, Canada,
and Japan carry Kevin's work.
Working glass in a flame is my passion. My inspiration for colors and designs come mostly from nature. Such things as feathers and water as well as flowers and galactic stars can be seen in my work. Artists such as Monet, Escher, and Matisse also inspire me. -Kevin O'Grady