Jupiter’s Moons
Susie Lewis

Jupiter’s Moons

$1,800 AUD
AUD $1,800 AUD

2026 – Original

Tall boiled glass vase.

26cm x 17cm vessel opening 5cm x 3cm

Boiling glass is an extensive process which starts with scattering piles of crushed glass onto a kiln shelf. In this case, larger sections of black and a dark blue sparkly Aventurine glass were then layered on top, then a full piece of streaky white glass was placed on as the final layer. The firing schedule initially increased the temperature rapidly which made the edges of the topmost piece flop down and seal the glass pile, thus trapping the air caught within the crushed glass. During the firing process, the air merges together into a bubble which then pushes its way through the layers of coloured glass to rise to the surface. The bubble will eventually pop then sink back down and fuse into the slab, creating the round areas of colour brought up from the bottom.

A document detailing how the slab was blown by Scott Chaseling into the vase is as follows:

FLG Glass Slab Rollup Process

Learn more about Susie Lewis

Susie Lewis approaches glass as a material of discovery, working across blown, fused, slumped and constructed forms. Rather than imposing a predetermined outcome, they allow each work to evolve through an intuitive dialogue with material, heat and process. Technical control sits alongside improvisation, risk and chance, giving the finished pieces a sense of immediacy and singularity. 

Melbourne-based artist Susie Lewis has developed a multidisciplinary practice spanning glass, ceramics and jewellery. Following studies in ceramics at Box Hill TAFE, they undertook extensive training in glass, including three years of mentorship with Brenda Page, glass casting with Richard Morell and glass-blowing studies in Türkiye.

Lewis has exhibited in group exhibitions at Smith Street Gallery and Brunswick Street Gallery. Their broader practice encompasses jewellery, silversmithing, printmaking, textiles and ceramics, alongside teaching jewellery-making at Fitzroy Community School and within a therapeutic program at the Women’s Hospital.

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Glass Slab Rollup Process
Glass Blowing Bubble Vase
Casting a Spiky Bowl

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