Target | Sydney Cash, 2005 Light Sculpture (glass, steel), 24” x 21” x 11”

Originally an artist specializing in glass sculpture and painting, Sydney Cash embraced jewelry-making about five years ago after coming to the decision that art was too limiting and craftsmanship would allow him greater creative freedom. Long fascinated with mirrors, Cash began working with glass in New York City in a rented loft in the former White Street Glass Factory in the late 1960s, bending abandoned sheet glass in electric kilns to create curved mirrors. His "mistakes" later became the basis of his three-dimensional slumped-glass forms for which he is world renowned. Cash's sculptural work is featured in collections worldwide, including New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Le Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris; and he has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York Foundation for the Arts.

However, by turning to jewelry design, Cash broke his long-established artistic routine­—working only when inspired, rather than routinely settling down in his studio each day. As a result, he found himself suddenly compelled to begin a new series of light sculptures using glass. "Target," and the body of work which it belongs, was created by using a single piece of glass with alternating areas of clear glass and mirror. By shining a light on the piece, Cash creates stripes of light and shadow.

In May, Cash's light sculptures were exhibited at Van Brunt Gallery in Beacon (www.vanbruntgallery.com; 845-838-2995), with a simultaneous showing of his jewelry at Hudson Beach Glass (www.hudsonbeachglass.com; (845-724-5088), both in Beacon. Cash lives and works in Marlboro (www.sydneycash.com).