About The Artist

Cynthia Ann Swan www.terrapaxstudio.com Life is an interesting journey. Cynthia Ann Swan has taken the 22 year-long scenic route between earning her M.F.A. in glass and her “emergence”. Her roads less traveled, often taking her far and wide off the beaten path, have led her back to her true identity of ARTIST! After years of helping other children give an artistic or musical voice to their personal dreams and emotions as a K-12 arts educator, it is time to allow her inner- child to speak. Ms. Swan now lives in Los Angeles and concentrates on being a professional fused glass artist and owner of Terra Pax Studio. Her professional qualifications include: • Post doc mentoring with Boyce Lundstrom • M.F.A. in Glass 1990 Rochester Institute of Technology, School for American Crafts • Bachelor of Music 1976 SUNY Potsdam, Crane School of Music • 35 years experience as a fine artist • 27 years experience as a public arts educator She has always considered herself to be a multi-media artist. In addition to glass fusing, she is an avid painter, a violinist in two community orchestras, and a poet. Her current fusing techniques reference Boyce Lundstrom’s raku process, while encouraging the glass to distort and reassemble in multiple layers along with its various inclusions. She considers the unique result to be an appropriate visual for the unconventional evolution of her artistic creativity.