Meet David Patchen 

David Patchen is an extremely well-known and prolific American glass artist. Born and raised in New York, he transitioned from a corporate marketing career to become a full-time artist in 2001. Now based in the San Francisco Bay Area, David's intricate glass sculptures are renowned for their vibrant colours, complex patterns, and meticulous craftsmanship. 

In 2017, he was a guest artist at the prestigious Corning Museum of Glass and more recently, his work was featured in Elton John's highly publicised auction. David's dedication to pattern-making and technical virtuosity, results in mesmerising sculptural expressions of light and colour, showcasing his immense skill and cementing his status as one of the most influential glass artists in the USA.

David's Ellipse series showcases windows of moss and aquamarine with indigo threads. He studies contrasting dense details with transparent bands in complementary colours and orchestrates a mesmerising dance of dense intricacies and diaphanous bands, birthing optical marvels through ingenious spiral manipulations.