How does Preston Singletary combine Tlingit formline design with glass art?

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Hohokam pottery — Native American art Pottery created by the Hohokam people, made of buff clay and painted with red designs.

Preston Singletary is a glass artist who innovatively bridges his Tlingit heritage with contemporary media by experimenting with glass and traditional formline design.1

While much Native American art has historically been confined to traditional materials such as textiles and clay, Singletary works to incorporate glass into the Indigenous artistic canon. His pieces integrate ancient codes and symbols representing the ancestral lands of his people, effectively translating cultural narratives into a modern, translucent medium. His work has been showcased in major exhibitions, such as Preston Singletary: Raven and the Box of Daylight, which has been hosted at institutions including the National Museum of the American Indian.1