Rocky's Glass - Austin, Texas

Hi, I’m Rocky Ortiz from Austin, Texas. I use this site to share my glasswork, new designs, and other projects I’m developing.

I’ve worked with glass for the past decade and specialize in fuming. In this process, I vaporize 24-karat gold and .9999 fine silver, allowing a thin layer of metal to deposit on the glass. I then encase that layer in clear glass. The finished piece shows different colors depending on how light passes through or reflects off it.

I earned my BFA in Visual Art Studies from UT Austin in 2022 and am completing a graduate certificate in Semiconductor Science and Engineering there this fall. My focus is on quartz components used in semiconductor manufacturing. I want to build on my three years of experience in quartz manufacturing to study how these components perform in semiconductor processing and help develop better designs for the industry.

You can reach me at Rocky@Rockys.work.