Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, February 26, 1995 TAG: 9502240042
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 5 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: STACY JONES
DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
Competing against 948 other works at The Corning Museum of Glass in New York State, Gott's piece was one of only 100 chosen to be showcased in the art journal. More than 2,601 artworks were submitted for consideration to the January competition.
Gott, 35, a graduate of Radford University, lives in Tampa where she owns a hot glass facility, the Phoenix Studio, and specializes in sculptural cast glass. She describes her glass work as a "visual representation of the cycles of life." Many of Gott's creations evolve from her study of the imagery of ancient mythology.
Known for creating tall, totemlike figures of glass, like her 1993 triptych called "Mother, Maiden, Crone,'' Gott has had her work featured in ARTnews magazine, which called her "promising" and "brilliant," the Tampa Tribune and ART PAPERS, among others. Gott's work is included in the permanent collections of Lee Scarfone Gallery at the University of Tampa, and with private collectors. Her most recent exhibit was at the Asheville Art Museum in Asheville, N.C.
In addition to her studio work, Gott teaches at Chamberlain High School in Tampa.
She is the daughter of Virginia P. Gott and the late William A. Gott of Roanoke.
by CNB