My recent still-life paintings combine a love of the untamed and wild nature of flowers, grasses and tree foliage. I combine this plant life with my collection of glassware. The glassware includes everything from fine crystal vases to utilitarian jars.

To create a playful sense of energy the glass is arranged in clustered groupings to accentuate the refraction of light and the distortions of forms within the glass.

The elegance of twinning vines and bending grasses speak of movement and unfurling new life. To create a sense of balance and unity, the complexity of the foliage is counterbalanced by the careful placement of forms and use of empty space.

- Joanne Sisson