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Past Commissions
 A small glass sculpture cast using a complicated core-casting process, resulted in this unique piece commissioned by a collector out of Mt. Pleasant with a particular eye for our state bird. |  The largest installation created by Norvell and his team, Learning to Fly was commissioned by the South Carolina Aeronautical Training Center for the main lobby area of the facility in North Charleston. Taking over a year to design, fabricate and install, this piece is comprised of nearly 100 cast paper and model airplanes. |
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 I was commissioned to make several props for the TV series South of Hell, created by Eli Roth. This hero prop was a collaborative effort with Jennifer Lynch, daughter of filmmaker David Lynch. She wanted a mysterious, phallic snake-like key which lead actress Mira Sorvino used to escape from purgatory. Unlike typical props, this was made from real materials, cast brass and flame worked glass. |  Another prop from the TV series, South of Hell, the pendant of the eye of the devil was created in #-dimensions using a simple design that popped up throughout the series. Cast brass and glass. |
 These small blown vessels were made in collaboration with Rabbit and Dragon, out of Brooklyn, New York. We were given a form from a stainless mold was made. Borosilicate glass was then blown into the mold to form a series of glass vessels. |  Cast and slumped glass was used to create these plates and bowls which have a texture resembling sweetgrass baskets, a Charleston cultural craft of African descent. |
 Using the forms of the now closed Fish Restaurant's logo, this large hanging chandelier piece was made from fused and slumped glass in shades of blue. |  Another installation made for Fish restaurant, this large blown vessel once again used the logo for inspiration. Aaron Baigelman, now of Baigelman Glass out of Chicago, formed a mass of hollow hot glass using a large blow mold we made particularly for this one piece. The steel structure holding the glass was created by Charleston steelworking master, Rick Avrett. |
 A collector out of the UK commissioned us to create this delicate and complex sculpture showing a personal view of the confederate submarine, the Hunley. Norvell was able to privately explore the Hunley in the empty container after it was raised from the sea floor. Using specs from newly found submarine, we made a replica in clay before going through a several step process to make a hollow Hunley. The figures were flame worked free-handedly on a torch to make them true to the actual soldiers. |  Inspired by the pattern of the carbon fiber mesh composite used in the manufacturing of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, this sculpture was made from cut, fused and cold worked glass. This was one of a series of sculptures on display through the Boeing Stores. |
 Another piece inspired by 787 Dreamliner, this vessel sculptured used reference from the form and function of the GE and Rolls Royce turbine jet engine used in the Boeing aircraft that are fabricated here in Charleston. |  A collector out of New Orleans commissioned these wall hanging panels cast from actual Mardi Gras beads and mounted on fixtures which allow them to be changed in configuration over time. |
 The detail caught with our casting process is incredible. In these cast handprints, you can see the texture of every fingerprint. |  We used a flounder caught by Norvell to create this cast fish sculpture. The flounder was skinned, fried and consumed after this piece was created. |
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