Laura Shea

Statement

I love creating complex polyhedral structures from beads and thread. My work explores classic geometric forms-whole and partial frame polyhedra, regular tilings and tessellations. I connect the component forms at contiguous polygonal faces to create chains and complex polyhedral structures. The open networks of tilings and frame polyhedra provide a magical space for light to play with glass which delights me.

Artworks

Truncated Icosahedra each sprouting 12 dodecahedra in individual Dodecahedra edge color patterns.

Connected dodecahedra in a zig zag pattern

Great Rhombicosidodecahedron sprouting 8 truncated octahedra and cube chains ending in 4 truncated octahedra.