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Madison Kopsa is a multimedia artist with a focus on hot sculpted and blown glass. Inspired by her experiences as a woman, mother, and her love of Mother Nature, Madison strives to make work that tells a story. She believes story is just as, if not more important than, the creation’s aesthetics. If a creation pulls an instant response or emotion from the viewer, she is overjoyed.
When working with hot glass, you must give yourself to the flow of the material as if you are dancing with a substance that is between states of liquid and solid. Madison feels humbled by a material that appears to have a mind of its own and states, “I will forever be a student in the schooling of glass.”
Madison’s first experience with hot glass was in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 2013 and has completely grasped her attention since. Currently, she works full time and creates her own work out of a studio in Scottsdale, Arizona.
“My first experience with hot glass was at Kirkwood Community College in 2013 after leaving the Art Institute Minneapolis to pursue a new art form. I quickly fell in love with the flowing molten material that is glass. Attending the Glass Art Society conference in 2014 opened my eyes and changed my perception of the possibilities with glass art. My training includes working in studios at Kirkwood and Madhaus Gallery in Iowa, The Firehall Glass studio in Tennessee, where I was an artist in residence from December 2016 to March 2017, Circle6 Studios and Newt Glass of Arizona, and The Studio at Corning Museum of Glass in New York.
I draw inspiration from the ebb and flow of nature, my experiences as a woman and mother, specifically the labor and delivery of my daughter, the rhythmical patterns of life, organic shapes, micro, and macro. Seeing the world brand new through my daughter’s eyes is the inspiration I pull from daily and keeps me going. Currently, I’m working on a contemporary series representing the feminine. I strive to create work that comes from my mind and is unlike anything I’ve seen before in glass. I want to pull a reaction from the viewer — empowerment, disgust, or joy; if there’s a response then I’m doing something right.”
All photos taken by Madison Kopsa. All pictured work is for sale. “Catching Dreams” can be seen on display at Creative Gateway Galleries in Scottsdale, AZ.