Dubare Elephant Camp

Currently I am putting together ideas and designs for my next projects. One idea I have been playing with is creating a glass piece reminiscent of an elephant carving I got on one of my trips to India. If I recall correctly the piece is carved from Sandalwood.

On this particular trip to India, I was lucky enough to spend a weekend at Dubare elephant camp and to interact with the elephants as they went about their daily activities such as eating and bathing. Then we watched as the elephants were going through training and got to get close and interact with the elephants. It was such an incredible and memorable trip and I am lucky to say it is only one of many incredible experiences I had in India.

I will update as I work on creating a pattern and template for the glass piece. I am thinking at this point it will be a fully fused piece with an abstract version of the carving. More to come as I think through what I would like the finished piece to be.