Sally Beeston
As a glass artist, I use my work to explore and manifest ideas.
This kiln-carved clear glass box explores infertility through symbolic imagery, with hand-cut glass oak leaves painted with words, express loss, longing, and reflection. The transparency of the glass creates an ethereal atmosphere, suggesting thoughts and ideas that hover in the mind—present, yet not fully formed or tangible. The work considers the emotional and physical emptiness of infertility, using the Japanese phrase “Onaka Ga Suita” (“hungry,” “empty stomach,” and “empty inside”) as a central metaphor. A hollow box, a stunted family tree shaped like the half womb I was born with, and a baby enclosed in a drifting acorn among fallen leaves evoke longing, lost legacy, and unfulfilled hopes of motherhood and grandmotherhood.
