Nancy Tobey Glass Beads and Mixed Media Art

Artist’s Statement

Miniature forms,  color and fire are the three things that led me to find my place in art.  

Miniature:   My love of tiny things began as a young child. If there was a miniature version of anything - I wanted it!  Beads in particular were a favorite.  

Color:  The light in a cloud streaked sky, the striations of color in a mountain range, and the  thousands of shades of green in a garden - just a few of the everyday inspiration for my work.

Fire:   In the 1990’s I began creating my own small works of glass art, using an oxygen and propane fueled torch.  Melting glass is both exhilarating and relaxing.  I continue to look for new ways to incorporate heat in my work and using a handheld torch to fuse layers and layers of wax on to wooden substrates.

I am a lucky girl to be able to spend hours every day creating small, colorful, hot things!