I am an artist living in \\\"The Football Hall of Fame\\\" town of Canton, OH.

I went to Kent State University for a while to study fine arts and journalism, but since I had a professor try to stab me in the eye I have yet to go back.

Anyway, before I even started at good ol\\\' KSU I taught myself how to work with glass. That was about 15 years ago from now. I kinda\\\' learned working with glass backwards. I started with cold working, and then went on in 2001 to pursue a degree in fine arts at KSU. I have done many art shows and events here in N.E. Ohio, and became know as \\\"The Glass Carver\\\" because of my glass working technique. In specific I work with glass bottles. Even though I went through the process of learning to blow glass, I find what I started out with is what I enjoy doing the most.

I have been criticized as doing nothing more than a craft, as well as being hailed for creating fine arts. I say beauty is in the mind of those who look for it. What I found myself doing is something I have yet to see others do around here. I am a \\\"Glass Carver, like people carve wood, I carve glass.\\\" That\\\'s what I say to the masses.

I utilized the cold working process in a way that is very unique and solitary. After that I apply many layers of paints and other media to give the work some definition. I am currently signing all of my works under the name \\\"PACH ATOMZ\\\". I\\\'ve also signed them under my own initials (E.F.), and also L.H.F., which stands for \\\"Local Heroes Foundation\\\". I was getting so many blessings and praises about the inspiration of my art, I felt that I could help change the local art scene; but I guess being a black artist here and it\\\'s mostly harsh realities is a lesson I’m still learning. So half the time I end up focusing on my other creativeness which is music. That is a whole other story. LOL!

So now I am back into doing my \\\"Glass Carvings\\\" and getting back into doing more shows. I was recently posted on JUXTAPOZ.COM as a featured artist, and you can see updated photos of my work on Flickr.com.

I hope you enjoy them.

Thanx and Peaze,

Errick Freeman, a.k.a. Pach Atomz