Sandy Seff was always intrigued by the colorful glass bottles decorating the window sills of her childhood home in upstate New York. She is still fascinated with the intrinsic beauty of glass and how it can be brought to life with the interplay of various light sources. "Glass is at times a challenging media", she admits, "but always a rewarding one to work in."

The first seeds of her creative passion for glass were planted during Sandy's college years. A semester of study abroad in Spain was enough for the abundant European art glass to impress her with the enduring beauty of glass as an art form. That planted seed would bloom later in life.

In 1989, Sandy began pursuing her creative passion, art glass. Her husband claims she has managed to compress a 40 year career into a 17 year time frame. When you see the thousands of photographs of her work that are in locations from Italy to Japan, his claim has some merit.

Sandy has enjoyed designing and executing a wide variety of pieces - from functional stained glass and etched glass windows, lamps, vases, mirrors, entryways for private homes to a line of jewelry, to dishware, sculptures and garden art. Her array of art and creations is continually expanding as she challenges herself both artistically and technically. Her newest art uses a fabulous palette of colors and textures of the American and European art glasses.

Sandy feels strongly that today's art glass should have the same enduring quality that the old European art glass had that so impressed her during her semester abroad. She successfully achieves this with every piece that is handmade by use of design and the impeccable quality of her craftsmanship. The combining of artistry and engineering are essential to the longevity and beauty of art glass.

Of all of the joys that Sandy has experienced during her artistic journey - one of the most exciting and rewarding has been being able to pass her passion on to the youngest of her four children, Kathy. They now work together full time in their studio, Colorful Visions Art Glass Studio, located in Bayport, New York. Sandy and Kathy create an array of art glass that is for purchase in their gallery as well as creating, what some have dubed, Long Island's finest custom art glass.