Artwork copyright Michael Dupille. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Talkin' Baseball, 1999

Michael Dupille
American (born 1955)

Location: Thunder Mountain Middle School, Enumclaw

About the Artwork

Talkin' Baseball is a glass painting by artist Michael Dupille. The composition uses different colors of glass to create depth of space and suggest a crowd watching a baseball game. He creates his “glass paintings” using different colors of crushed glass called "frit" which he layers and fires in a hot kiln.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Enumclaw School District.

About the Artist

Michael Dupille is a Seattle-based glass artist. He has pioneered different glass-forming processes and has refined a technique in which he calls "fritography" or "glass painting."
Dupille creates his “glass paintings” by drawing on a blank piece of glass. He mixes various sizes and colors of crushed glass called "frit", applies it to the glass surface, and fires it in a kiln. He repeats this process several times, building up the image with layers of colored glass to create a vibrant, sculptural artwork.