Steve Terhune

Glass mosaic artwork depicting a duck with a white head, orange beak, and brown and gray body, set against a bright blue background with green reeds and cattails.

My passion for the last 10 years has been in fused glass, but prior to that I worked in stained glass. Working with fused glass media has afforded me to break free from the restrictions of stained glass. The palette can become smaller and more intricate to create something with more depth and feel. 

I purchased a water jet to cut impossible glass shapes. With this tool and my mechanical engineering background I can explore new boundaries, only limited by my imagination. 

I try to use the contrasting colors in glass to bring out boldness in my designs. I also use the properties in glass to give me the reactions and interactions when fired in a kiln. 

My designs range from nature scenes to geometric patterns and from hanging art to functional bowls.

Close-up of a decorative ceramic bowl with an orange interior pattern of radiating white lines and a blue rim, placed on a light-colored surface.
A ceramic bowl with a dark blue interior decorated with white and yellow stars on a white textured surface.