{"id":96597,"date":"2026-08-28T06:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T10:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?p=96597"},"modified":"2026-08-26T19:48:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T23:48:46","slug":"glass-sculptures-illuminate-life-after-military-service-at-wcu-fine-art-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/glass-sculptures-illuminate-life-after-military-service-at-wcu-fine-art-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Glass Sculptures Illuminate Life After Military Service at WCU Fine Art Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_96600\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96600\" class=\"wp-image-96600 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Bardo-GeoffreyBowton_ScarsOfService-A-TriptychJourney_glass_2022_NCAC-copy-e1787079809681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Bardo-GeoffreyBowton_ScarsOfService-A-TriptychJourney_glass_2022_NCAC-copy-e1787079809681.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Bardo-GeoffreyBowton_ScarsOfService-A-TriptychJourney_glass_2022_NCAC-copy-e1787079809681-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Bardo-GeoffreyBowton_ScarsOfService-A-TriptychJourney_glass_2022_NCAC-copy-e1787079809681-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Bardo-GeoffreyBowton_ScarsOfService-A-TriptychJourney_glass_2022_NCAC-copy-e1787079809681-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Bardo-GeoffreyBowton_ScarsOfService-A-TriptychJourney_glass_2022_NCAC-copy-e1787079809681-810x486.jpg 810w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Bardo-GeoffreyBowton_ScarsOfService-A-TriptychJourney_glass_2022_NCAC-copy-e1787079809681-1140x684.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-96600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scars of Service: A Triptych Journey. Geoffrey Bowton, artist<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Veteran Obsolete: Geoffrey Bowton<\/em>, on view at the Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum through December 4, explores the realities of military life through a series of glass sculptures by US Army veteran and Penland School of Craft resident artist Geoffrey Bowton. Using cast glass versions of military equipment and personal artifacts, the exhibition examines the challenges many veterans face as they transition back into civilian life while inviting broader conversations about trauma, identity and healing. The museum will hold a reception on Thursday, September 10, from 5\u20137 p.m., featuring remarks by the artist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt first, the Army offered what I needed: training, stability, purpose and a sense of belonging to something larger than myself,\u201d says Bowton. \u201cI believed I was serving the idea of America I had been taught to value. But after I separated from service, that structure disappeared almost instantly. Reintegration felt abrupt and unsupported, and I struggled to find stability and meaning without the system I had depended on. What once gave me purpose eventually left me feeling abandoned.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_96599\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96599\" class=\"wp-image-96599\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Bardo-GeoffreyBowton_DancingWithTheDevil_glass_2024_NCAC-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Bardo-GeoffreyBowton_DancingWithTheDevil_glass_2024_NCAC-copy.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Bardo-GeoffreyBowton_DancingWithTheDevil_glass_2024_NCAC-copy-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Bardo-GeoffreyBowton_DancingWithTheDevil_glass_2024_NCAC-copy-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Bardo-GeoffreyBowton_DancingWithTheDevil_glass_2024_NCAC-copy-768x1138.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Bardo-GeoffreyBowton_DancingWithTheDevil_glass_2024_NCAC-copy-1037x1536.jpg 1037w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Bardo-GeoffreyBowton_DancingWithTheDevil_glass_2024_NCAC-copy-810x1200.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-96599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dancing with the Devil. Geoffrey Bowton, artist<\/p><\/div>\n<p>That personal evolution became the foundation for <em>Veteran Obsolete<\/em>, which transforms familiar military objects into contemplative sculptures. Bowton uses the ancient glass-making technique p\u00e2te de verre, in which coarse glass granules are fused together to create delicate forms that preserve the shape of the original objects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGlass carries a sense of fragility that other materials do not hold in the same way,\u201d says Bowton. \u201cBecause it is so closely associated with vulnerability and breakage, it becomes a powerful material for addressing military service, war and the cost of human life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bowton values the way the hollow glass forms, as opposed to solid cast glass, encourage viewers to imagine themselves in relation to the objects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey create a sense of participation,\u201d he says. \u201cThe viewer can imagine a helmet, gloves or boots in relation to the body and briefly consider the experience of the soldier. Solid cast glass loses that sense of access; it feels heavy, closed off and less available to the body.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The creation of this body of work gave Bowton a way to contextualize his military experiences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn that sense, I was running toward the fight again, but this time I was fighting for myself,\u201d he says. \u201cKeeping my hands and mind engaged allowed me to unpack difficult memories and begin finding clarity, balance and peace. <em>Veteran Obsolete<\/em> is about what happens after service, when the structure and identity you depended on are suddenly gone. For me, making this work became a way to face that loss and start rebuilding a sense of self.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The WCU Bardo Arts Center is located at 199 Centennial Drive, Cullowhee. Museum hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information about programming, call 828.227.3591 or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/BardoArtsCenter.WCU.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BardoArtsCenter.WCU.edu<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran Obsolete: Geoffrey Bowton, on view at the Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum through December 4, explores the realities of military life through a series of glass sculptures by US Army veteran and Penland School of Craft resident artist Geoffrey Bowton.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":96600,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,104],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","category-galleries"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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