Initially inspired by a trip to Ireland, stonewindows became a series of small movable windows. Made from river stones, shist, granite, scoria, etc., they incorporate several layers of glass, painted and sandblasted, full of surprise and serendipity.
They are all small and can be held in a hand, though have a monumental presence.
They average 150mm high x 100mm wide x 60mm deep
140mm x 90mm x 90mm
140mm x 120mm x 80mm
150mm x 170mm x 120mm
100mm x 150mm x 50mm, granitoid
130mm x 150mm x 70mm, Andesite
80mm x 100mm x 40mm, limestone
120mm x 170mm x 100mm, scoria
Made between 2002 and 2012, portable windows were a series of small personal pieces. They incorporated several layers of glass, painted and sandblasted, full of surprise and serendipity. All portable windows, in frames of stone, metal or wood, are easily transportable from one natural light source to another.
440mm x 440mm x 60mm, 4 layers
440mm x 440mm x 60mm, 4 layers
440mm x 440mm x 60mm, 4 layers
300mm x 300mm x 100mm, 3 layers
230mm x 500mm x 150mm, six layers
200mm x 200mm, 4 layers
440mm x 440mm, 4 layers
440mm x 440mm, 4 layers
430mm x 430mm x 200mm Inspired by New York City pre and post 9/11.
10 layers
220mm x220mm x 220mm, 3 layers
220mm x 220mm x 220mm, 4 layers
Multi-layers glass boxes contain worlds within worlds in Holly Sanford's series created between 2001 and 2010. These small squares often feature hidden figures which play with scale and tell a story or fruit with strange differences.
Inspired by travel to Niagara Falls with a group of glass colleagues
Some projects are influenced by personal events, relationships and playful exercises.
400mm x 1200mm, 3 layers
600mm x 600mm
500mm x 1m, 3 layers
Inspired by a meeting of glass artists on a ranch in Colorado in 2000.
A two-sided, free standing screen using reflective and non-reflective glass.
Hypothetical designing is a pleasure for Holly Sanford. It is a design exercise which allows her free rein to explore ideas and techniques. Often Sanford will contact home owners to advise them she will be focusing on their premises, taking photos and often visiting the site several times. It is uniquely an external architectural exercise, since the interior remains unknown and there is no liason with clients, vital aspects for real commissions.
Sometimes real projects result laterally from the ideas Holly Sanford produces hypothetically, but real commissions from these property owners are never the intent.
The design was inspired by the pohutukawa trees at the beach nearby and to provide a warm welcome to the entry.
Double-glazed unit with bonded handblown red square and four sided sandblasting. 1 m x 1 m.
Triple-glazed units, digitally painted with ceramic inks. 2m x 1m.
From the removal of the Aotea Glass Wall comes the possibility of new life in different forms. Collage and Photoshop combine to develop new ideas, such as overlaying translucent etching in double-glazing.
After the Christchurch earthquake, this design highlights the reassurance of the regularity of seasons.
The design potentially shows two layers in double-glazed units, one with bonded coloured glass, the other overlapping with sandblasted pattern. A large tree outside is a focal point.
