Joe Tong

Joe Tong is a glass artist based in Ohio, shaping molten light into surreal reflections of thought and form. For the past nine years, he has worked with furnace glass, drawn to its fire-born fluidity and its ability to capture the ephemeral. His creations live at the edge of dream and distortion—where the everyday bends into the extraordinary.

Inspired by surrealism, Joe’s pieces challenge perception, conjuring otherworldly shapes that feel both ancient and futuristic. Each sculpture is a meditation in motion, frozen mid-shift—organic, abstract, and often unexpected.

Glass, for Joe, is not just a medium, but a moment: one of heat, pressure, and intuition. Through his work, he invites viewers to linger in that moment, to see beyond the visible, and to imagine what lies just beneath the surface.