I come from a line of scientists, my grandfather, Meredith Morgan Sparks, was an American chemist and engineer who helped develop the microwatt bipolar junction transistor in 1951, which was a critical step in making transistors usable for every day electronics. The first transistor was a small C made out of glass. His job was to grow crystals and attach a fine electrode in order to create a circuit. His work has been a large source of inspiration in my use of the scientific aesthetic and exploration. From alchemy to chemistry, science and glass have a long shared history. I began approaching my work differently once I made the mental switch from fabricating an idea to asking a question. I believe this shift is a scientific one. I am not trained as a scientist and have not applied myself to this study past what was required in grade schools and for this reason I have remained fasinated by the unknown quality of it.
