Cindy Poole - 玻璃艺术家
“我创作了一个多样且独特的作品系列，这是源自我希望创造玻璃形式的愿望，灵感来自于不断呈现在我环境、关系和经历中的图像。

玻璃是我的画布，通过它，我可以将一些思想和愿景呈现为可以被他人分享的视觉形式。我通过对暖玻璃和冷玻璃技术的操控而受到挑战。

每一个手工制作的珠宝、物品或雕塑都是从其他艺术品固有的图像延伸出来的，可能是微观快照，也可能是整个图像或从随机视觉中形成的独特形式…”

Cindy的实践基于窑形成的玻璃，涉及利用从窑的深处获取的热量，将玻璃转化为一系列独特而独特的艺术品，捕捉她的创造想象力，并带有自己独特的指纹。她受到周围环境和经历的启发，这些都在她的媒介范围内进行解释，产生了一个多样化的作品系列，包括参与社区的公共艺术、建筑、装饰、概念和可穿戴艺术。

Cindy，一位前体育教师，自1995年以来一直从事玻璃工作，通过自学成为了今天的成就卓越的玻璃艺术家。通过反复尝试、无数小时的研究和阅读，Cindy的实验和坚持使她在玻璃艺术上变得极其精通。随着时间的推移，她建立了广泛的作品集合，并结识了大量的艺术家，他们指导她，帮助她从手工艺人转变为工匠。

2010年在玻璃艺术家Shar Feil Moorman的指导下，Cindy获得了显著的技能发展，技术的精炼，以及获取不同艺术方法的能力。因此，Cindy现在可以自信地深入研究更多概念性的作品，利用这些新技术在她的艺术作品中有效地传达更有意义的信息。除了将玻璃媒介用于纯粹的“生产”作品之外，她现在能够做出更符合她审美和概念意图的艺术选择。Cindy的个人旅程主要是独立的，她在作品集合中展现了高度的独特性和多样性。

现在，以她的名字命名的空间，Cindy Poole玻璃画廊已经成长为一个成熟的画廊和成功的以艺术为基础的旅游景点和企业，在澳大利亚展示了最多样化的工作室玻璃艺术实践之一。Cindy最近对与回收瓶子玻璃废料相关的技术和创意可能性进行的探索，使她成为了艺术可持续性和玻璃回收领域的创新领导者。这使得Cindy能够挑战与瓶子废料使用和价值相关的认知，为可持续性解决方案做出贡献，将自己的艺术形式生活化，并不断成长为一名艺术家。

CINDY POOLE – GLASS ARTIST
“I have created a diverse and unique body of work which has culminated from my desire to create glass forms inspired by the images that are constantly presented from my environment， relationships and experiences.

The glass is my canvas through which I can bring some of my thoughts and visions into a visual form that can be shared by others. I am challenged through the manipulation of both warm & cold glass techniques.

Each handcrafted jewel, object or sculpture is created from an extension of the images inherent in other artworks, a micro snapshot, maybe an entire image or a unique form taken shape from a random vision…”

Cindy’s practice is based on kiln-formed glass which involves utilising the heat harnessed from the depth of a kiln, to transform glass into an array of unique and distinctive artwork that captures her creative imagination and emerges with its own unique fingerprint. She is inspired by her surroundings and experiences which are interpreted within the realms of her medium resulting in a diverse body of work that includes public artwork that engages communities, architectural, decorative, conceptual and wearable art.

Cindy, a former physical education teacher, has been working with glass since 1995, training herself to become what she is today, an award-winning glass artist. Through trial and error, countless hours of research and reading, Cindy’s experimentation and persistence has enabled her to become extremely knowledgeable in the art of glass. Over time she has built up an expansive work portfolio and met a plethora of fellow artists who have guided her and helped the transition from craftsperson to artisan.

Her mentorship under glass artist Shar Feil Moorman in 2010 saw the significant development in skills, refinement of techniques, and the ability to access different artistic methodologies. As a result, Cindy could now confidently delve into more conceptual based work, utilising these new techniques to effectively convey more meaningful messages within her artwork. In addition to using the glass medium for purely “production” pieces, she was now able to make artistic choices more relevant to her aesthetic and conceptual intent. Cindy’s personal and largely independent journey from high degree of uniqueness and diversity within her body of work.

Now with her name defining the space, Cindy Poole Glass Gallery has grown into an established gallery and successful arts based tourism attraction and business, showcasing one of the most diverse studio glass arts practices in Australia. Cindy’s more recent exploration into the technical and creative possibilities associated with the recycling of bottle glass waste, has established her as an innovative leader in the area of artistic sustainability and glass recycling. This has enabled Cindy to challenge the perceptions associated with the use and value of bottle waste, contribute towards sustainability solutions, live her art form and continually grow as an artist.