Raisa Althea Tajon Luz (b.1991) is a Filipino glass sculptor born in San Francisco, California. She is the daughter of esteemed glass sculptor Marge Organo, having shared a familial bond with the art of sculpting glass. Following her mother's footsteps, she was taught how to sculpt coldworked glass in 2017, then later studied at the Bullseye Glass Company and Corning Museum of Glass in the United States to further learn and hone her craft in kiln-forming glass. Her works comprise exceptional variations of layering, melting, and laminating kiln-formed glass – enterprising an oeuvre of opalescent and transparent glass pieces in an assortment of shapes and forms that arise a diverse selection of designs. Driven and inspired by her mother’s skillful and admirable talents, Raisa is ever learning and challenging herself with her sculptures, often experimenting with the craft until emanating leaps and bounds of fulfillment with exceptional glass pieces.
Raisa’s debut pieces for this year’s ManilArt deems close to her sentiment; the kiln-formed glass pieces are metaphoric of the sun by manifesting beliefs and inspirations of a new day, a new beginning. “As the sun always rises, also does new opportunities. It has inspired me to become better every new day as it’s another gift of life,” the artist concludes.
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