Transitions: A Journey in Glass
By: Bernard A. Drabeck Photography by Debbie Tarsitano View Article
Sandwich Glass Museum: The Art of Debbie Tarsitano
Sandwich Glass Museum curator Dorothy Hogan-Schofield interviews Debbie Tarsitano.
Sandwich Glass Museum
A short promo for Debbie Tarsitano’s new exhibit at the Sandwich Glass Museum.
Live-streamed Corning Museum Studio Demonstration: Debbie Tarsitano
Watch as Debbie Tarsitano demonstrates for her class, Encasing Flamework: Designs Under Glass, which focuses on encasing lampworked elements in clear crystal.
Transitional Glass: The Art of Debbie Tarsitano
Sandwich Glass Museum View Article
Night Vision Dahlia
Night Vision Dahlia Cast Glass Dahlia on Oil Painted Canvas Covered Wood Board 48 by 36 inches I enjoy photographing my garden at night using my camera’s night vision setting. It is fascinating combining technology and art, changing the way we see the world and each other. Technology allows me to see things we are…
Tribute to Changall
Daphnis and Chloe Tribute to Chagall 2018 48 by 36 inches A local museum inherited a Chagall print called “Daphnis and Chloe”. The print was an interpretation of the ancient Greek story of Daphnis and Chloe, two lovers similar to Romeo and Juliet. I was asked to create an interpretation of the Chagall print and…
Mermaid Necklace & Stand
Mermaid Necklace and Stand Adornment Series End to End 41 inches I am a beachcomber. I especially look for sea glass and shells with natural holes. Over the years I have carefully selected natural shells with holes. I think of early man walking the same beaches and finding shells to use as adornments. I like…
Over My Heart
Over My Heart 2019 A necklace made of three Pate de Verre glass hearts, two having the impressed and painted words LOVE. All having milifiori glass canes. One with a flameworked ladybug. The necklace having sterling silver paperclip design links with a sterling leaf closure. The necklace is to be worn over the heart to…
One Day at a Time
One Day at a Time Words Matter Series 2019 One, 3/4 inch, Day at, 2 inches, A Time, 2 inches One day at a time means different things to different people. The truth is we can all only live one day at a time. Its when we try to live our lives in advance of…
Give Us This Day
Give Us This Day 2019 Part of the “Words Matter” Series 3 inches long Hopefully we all have what we need in our day. Each new day we have an opportunity to start again and do something good in the world. We hope for another chance to make a difference. Wearing this necklace reminds us…
Breathe
Breathe 2019 2 1/4 inches long Part of the “Words Matter” series, Breathing is an important part of the Yoga practice and in our life today we are all holding our breaths way too long. The Breathe necklace reminds us, and those who see it to take a moment to pause and breathe. Sometimes a…
Night Vision Withered Dahlia
Cast glass and oil painting on wood board 9 by12 inches Last summer instead of having vegetables I grew Dahlia’s. I began to compile a photographic diary of their life cycle. Shapes as well as shades of color change as time passes, so very similar to us. The Japanese believe in what they call “Wabi…
2008 Silent Angel
Oil painting on board with glass flameworked elements 18 by 24 inches
2008 Silent Angel
Pencil drawing
2008 Silent Angel
Drawing on paper
2011 Letting Go
Cast glass sculpture 10 inches I created this sculpture for my best friend’s birthday. One day I saw morning-doves in my yard sunbathing. They were so uninhibited; after bathing at my birdbath they found a quiet spot and stretched out their wings holding them to the warm sun luxuriating in the day. I so envied…
2011 Beach Wing
Cast glass 12 inches I was walking along the beach one day and saw a gull’s wing wash up onto the shore. I thought about all the DNA in the ocean, and the variations of sea and air creatures that live in and by the shore.
2011 Solitude
Cast glass 4 inches Solitude presents a chick emerging from an egg, that looks as if it is made of stone. After casting, I spent days refining the exterior of the glass until it looked like marble.