‘Hide and Seek’, 2025
Kiln-formed glass.
4 December, 2025 - 31 January, 2026. Melbourne Polytechnic Diploma Glasswork Graduation Show.
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Hide and Seek explores opaque glass in its sculptural potential. In a series, each form slumps gently, creating small, ambiguous topographies that feel both organic and artificial.
#slumpedglass #kilnformedglass
‘Cube’, 2025
Leaded and fused glass, horseshoe nails.
16x16x5cm
4 December, 2025 - 31 January, 2026. Melbourne Polytechnic Diploma Glasswork Graduation Show.
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Cube recontextualizes the traditional leadlight as a sculptural object.
Segmentation, soldered joints, and transparency - elements typically used in leadlighting for decoration and function become perceptual devices, shaping how the viewer experiences space, light, and material.
Horseshoe nails, temporary tools used to secure leadlight during fabrication, are left visible as permanent structural supports.
Fused glass elements resembling suspended water surrounds the cube’s “exterior”.
In posing as a container, Cube invites the viewer to question what it might hold.
#leadedglass #kilnformedglass
Introducing @studio.ruo , my art practice in glass.
Under the new practice I am known as Ruo. Ruo is part of my Chinese first name - 若琼ruò qióng. Together the two characters mean jade-like. It wasn’t until months into studying glass that I learned glass was used in ancient China to imitate jade. ♾️
I completed a Diploma of Visual Art Glasswork at Melb Poly over 9 months in 2025. I practiced many cold and warm glass techniques, where I thoroughly enjoyed thinking and doing art and science all at the same time.
In 2026, I will be participating in the Craft Victoria Fresh Fellowship program for emerging artists.
I’m so excited to grow this practice. Can’t wait to share more with you on @studio.ruo :)
Photo 1&5 by @nonlinear.welfare
Photo 2,3,4 process snaps
