Dan Friday’s Plum Salmon is a striking furnace-sculpted glass artwork that captures the stylized essence of the graceful form of a salmon. The sculpture’s elongated, fusiform body is rendered with exquisite craftsmanship, featuring vivid coloration and intricate, dimensional patterning. Fine chevron-like lines that mimic the scales of a real salmon define its body, while a delicate plum-colored borderline separates the translucent, golden amber glass that forms the tapered head. To complete the design, Plum Salmon’s tailfin possesses delicate, diaphanous ripples that further enhance the piece’s ethereal allure. The salmon’s sleek shape combined with the complementary gradient of colors and patterns, gives the impression of fluidity and movement, as if the salmon is gliding effortlessly through water. Plum Salmon is a beautiful representation of nature’s elegance, masterfully realized through Friday's refined glassworking techniques and singular vision.
