Richard Jones

Richard Jones spent his early life with three bodies of water. A backyard swimming pool dug by his father, a yet wild neighborhood creek, and a chain of piedmont ravines flooded for hydro-power and cooling nuclear reactors. The tension between wildness and management control agendas in these bodies were reflected in the 70% of water that made up his own, and continues to show up in Richard’s work. This time was also marked by tutored lessons in drawing, which set his path and vision. Upon leaving his southern home he received a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design, discovered meditation from a Korean Zen Master and spent a long weekend at a Trappist Monastery in SC. He then spent thirty plus years in deep conversation with glass, a super-cooled liquid that at times has an uncanny resemblance to water. Currently he’s trying to excavate language from its watery origins; carving glass, making prints and engaging with other people.