Abrasion 2 Nieves Carrasco Framed in white-washed maple shadow

Framed in white-washed maple shadow frame

This cast glass bowl is made using pate de verre

5cm dia x 5

The idiosyncratic look of my work is a result of these techniques

Once they are formed

Abrasion 2 Nieves Carrasco Framed in white-washed maple shadowArtist Statement: "This work is the second in my four part Abrasion Series where I have been exploring shape, surface texture, subtle and not so subtle colour. Walking in downtowns, every neighbourhood has a grimy underbelly where unexpected beauty can be found. The bursts of colour on a rusty post or a crumbling textured cement wall, do not always attract. But a second, studied glance, can reveal the beauty there, even if it is only a fragment. This